A lawyer who neglected to tell The Florida Bar about his involvement in a Ponzi scheme investigation has been suspended from practice for two years, the state supreme court said Thursday.
Charles Paul-Thomas Phoenix was general counsel and senior vice president for Cay Club Resorts and Marinas from 2005 until 2007. When the alleged vacation rentals scheme collapsed, Phoenix cooperated with federal authorities in order to avoid prosecution, according to the court’s opinion.
But Phoenix never told the state bar about his 2014 agreement with prosecutors. After finding out, the bar filed a complaint with the court in 2017. ...
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