Series from 2016
Charged and Disbarred explores real life crimes perpetrated by those trusted with the law. Narrated by lawyer and prosecutor James Pacitti, the show h…
Ken Anderson was the judge of the 277th District Court of Texas. Anderson was appointed to the court in 2002 by Governor Rick Perry. He resigned from his position on September 23, 2013 after he was arrested for withholding exculpatory evidence in a case he prosecuted in 1987 while he was the Williamson County District Attorney that led to 25 years of time for Michael Morton, who was innocent. As a result, The Michael Morton Act was passed in 2013 (Senate Bill 1611, effective January 1, 2014), which requires prosecutors to give defense attorneys any evidence that is relevant to the defendant's guilt or punishment.
JasoJason Throne was a patent attorney for window-covering giant Hunter Douglas who perpetrated a 14-year scheme in which he arranged for his client and employer to pay for phony invoices totaling $5 million, submitted by a company controlled by himself and his wife. Anthony "Tony" Scott Wood was given 10 years in 2012 for stealing millions from clients by forging documents and making fraudulent loans.n Throne was a patent attorney for window-covering giant Hunter Douglas who perpetrated a 14-year scheme in which he arranged for his client and employer to pay for phony invoices totaling $5 million, submitted by a company controlled by himself and his wife.
Anthony Coleman is a disbarred Melbourne lawyer who used the name Max Power, Homer Simpson's alter ego, amongst other false identities, to claim the first home owner's grant benefits multiple times. He also used the name Patrick Bateman - the serial killer played by Christian Bale in the movie American Psycho to get the grant. Neal Landers, 46, of Duluth, Georgia, was sentenced to two years and three months in prison for using funds taken from real estate transactions he oversaw for his own personal use to uphold his lavish wants. He was also ordered to pay more than $850,000 in restitution.
Issac Brott has had numerous claims of professional misconduct filed against him, including helping a convicted drug dealer pose as lawyer, and was finally disbarred for initiating legal action on behalf of clients who had no idea he was doing so. Brott's disciplinary history dates as far back as 1985, when he was disciplined 17 times. Andrew Fraser is a former high-profile Melbourne based lawyer who was sentenced to seven years imprisonment with a minimum period of five years imprisonment in 2001 for being knowingly concerned with the importation of a commercial quantity of cocaine. For many gunmen, Fraser was the gun lawyer of choice. His list of clients included major drug dealers, psycho-murderers, discredited millionaires and accused police killers. They included magnate Alan Bond, footballer Jimmy Krakouer and underworld crime bosses Dennis "Mr. Death'' Allen and Lewis Moran.
FrancAngelina Codina is a native of Uruguay and a citizen of Canada and was imprisoned and disbarred for years of immigration fraud. Tim Durham was the attorney and CEO of a financial institution who deliberately mislead investors and state regulators, defrauding thousands of innocent investors out of over $200 million. Nicknamed "the Madoff of the Midwest", Durham often said "I want to be the richest man in the world." He had dozens of classic autos, priceless artwork and lived an extravagant lifestyle.is Lee Bailey, Jr. is an American former attorney. For most of his career, he was licensed in Massachusetts and Florida. He was a criminal defense attorney and was known for high-profile cases, most notably the O.J. Simpson trial. Mr. Bailey made a deal with prosecutors on behalf of one of his drug clients, agreeing to hold stocks in trust. Instead, Mr. Bailey sold the stocks and used the money for his own purposes, claiming he only used the appreciate value of the stocks to cover the client's outstanding legal fees.
Donald Carlton Gibson repeatedly lied to his clients about their cases and funds while stealing checks and cash for his personal use. Donald also committed fraud when he deposited a manipulated $80,000 check into his bank. Lawrence Burns was a Toronto based attorney who was disbarred in 2011 for misappropriating nearly $500k from four clients between July 2003 and February 2008.