A Long Island attorney has pleaded guilty to using client funds for personal and office expenses rather than putting the money in his escrow account. Matthew Kogan of Plainview pleaded guilty on Friday to third-degree grand larceny, a D felony.
Kogan represented clients in a breach of contract case that settled for $32,500. According to prosecutors, the money was placed in Kogan’s operating account and used on things such as payroll and credit card payments. Though Kogan, 40, has repaid the $32,500 to the victims, he will lose his law license by virtue of his felony conviction.
