US Attorney Lawyer Charged with Stealing More Than $3.9 Million from Clients and Employees

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Press Release: U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Maryland

A federal grand jury returned an indictment on August 16, 2022, charging Matthew C. Browndorf, age 51, of Irvine, California, with four counts of wire fraud and four counts of money laundering arising from a scheme to defraud the clients and employees of a foreclosure law firm that he owned by stealing more than $3.9 million. Browndorf is currently expected to have an initial appearance on September 2, 2022, in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt.

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[Ronaldhutchins]

First off, we should understand that there is no doubt that a lawyer can steal from you. We are talking about the same people who are legally allowed to use scare tactics and manipulative language to trick you into signing binding contracts that allow them to charge huge amounts of money for their work. The law, in certain situations, gives lawyers the right to sue their clients if they do not pay their bills. If you do not pay your lawyer's fee, they can take you to court, which will cost you more. Recently my friend that works as an expungement lawyer solved a case with a "lawyer" that stole around 100.000$ from a client and told me that the law society is full of such fake lawyers.