A disbarred Cincinnati lawyer was arrested on Thursday for allegedly using an alias and phony credentials to get high-paying jobs at law firms in Washington DC and Florida.
The criminal complaint, filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on Oct. 24, accuses Richard L. Crosby III of wire fraud, social security number fraud, and aggravated identity theft.
Crosby resigned from the practice of law while facing disciplinary proceedings in 2021 and was subsequently indicted, twice, in Hamilton County, Ohio.
The first indictment alleged that he stole client funds while acting as an attorney. The second ...
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