Former Sunset Park attorney arraigned on charges of grand larceny
A former Sunset Park attorney was indicted on Monday, June 25 for allegedly stealing $150,000 from his escrow account.
According to District Attorney Eric Gonzalez’s office, 53-year-old Robert Parker of Easton, Pennsylvania has been charged with two counts of second and third-degree grand larceny as well as two counts of first-degree perjury.
According to the indictment, between 2014 and 2018, Parker, who had a law office in Sunset, is said to have stolen a down payment of approximately $98,000 in connection with a real estate transaction, on top of a settlement of $55,000 from a client before dodging multiple contact attempts.