Arizona Courts
Fake divorce lawyer gets 15 years
November 30, 2008 ·
PHOENIX — A former lawyer was sentenced to 15 years in prison for bilking thousands of dollars from divorcees. Gary Karpin, 57, was disbarred from practicing law in Vermont in 1992. Afterward, Karpin began posing as an Arizona divorce attorney under a business he called “Divorce with Dignity.” In early October, a jury found Karpin guilty on 23 counts of theft and one count of fraud after he scammed his “clients” for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Ten of these victims testified against Karpin at the sentencing.... [Read more]
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