An ex-lawyer was sentenced to more than four years in prison for stealing about $1 million from the 9/11 Victims’ Compensation Fund.
Gustavo Vila took money awarded by the fund to his client, a New York City police officer, and a Sept. 11 first responder and has been sentenced for “his betrayal,” U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said.
Vila received the maximum jail time under the plea deal he reached with prosecutors. He also was ordered to serve three years of supervised release and pay restitution, the Justice Department said in a statement.
Vila represented John Ferreyra between 2012-19 even though ...
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