TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey attorney who hosted a radio show and taught seminars on elder law has admitted stealing nearly $3 million from several of his elderly clients.
Robert Novy pleaded guilty Friday to money laundering. State prosecutors will recommend that he receive a 10-year state prison term when he’s sentenced Sept. 28, and he also will have to pay restitution to his victims and surrender his law license.
The state attorney general’s office says Novy stole the money from at least two dozen victims, including many who didn’t have close relatives to guard their interests and in some cases suffered from dementia.
Authorities say the 66-year-old Brick man, whose law office was in Manchester Township, used the stolen funds for his own benefit, paying personal and business expenses.
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