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Staffer from major law firm sentenced to prison for spending $425,000 on designer clothes, ...
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Staffer from major law firm sentenced to prison for spending $425,000 on designer clothes, candles and other luxuries
By Rachel Weiner
Yesterday at 2:05 p.m. EDT
A former manager at a major law firm has been sentenced to more than three years in prison after spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in company money on items including designer clothing, electronics and scented candles.
“I’m deeply sorry for my terrible actions in this case,” Andrew Robertson, 54, said in a virtual sentencing hearing in D.C. federal court Monday. “The company trusted me, and I betrayed that trust.”
Robertson was the D.C. office operations manager for the firm Morrison & Foerster from early 2017 to late 2018, according to court and public records. During that time he admits he spent $425,000 on personal luxuries that he disguised as office expenses. The items ranged from a $40 “80s Prom King” costume to an $800 diamond-encrusted pinkie ring, according to court records, and included dozens of sneakers, sweaters and candles.
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It was not the first time he committed this type of crime. A decade ago, while working for Warner Media in New York, Robertson embezzled $700,000, Rakoczy noted. He served two years in prison and was still on parole when he committed the new fraud.
Robertson kept that history from Morrison & Foerster by applying for his job with a fake Social Security number and other doctored paperwork, according to prosecutors.
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By Rachel Weiner
Rachel Weiner tries to cover Alexandria's federal court from a small windowless room with no cellphone access. She sometimes ventures outside to write about crime in Alexandria and Arlington. Twitter https://twitter.com/rachelweinerwp
Staffer from major law firm sentenced to prison for spending $425,000 on designer clothes, candles and other luxuries
By Rachel Weiner
Yesterday at 2:05 p.m. EDT
A former manager at a major law firm has been sentenced to more than three years in prison after spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in company money on items including designer clothing, electronics and scented candles.
“I’m deeply sorry for my terrible actions in this case,” Andrew Robertson, 54, said in a virtual sentencing hearing in D.C. federal court Monday. “The company trusted me, and I betrayed that trust.”
Robertson was the D.C. office operations manager for the firm Morrison & Foerster from early 2017 to late 2018, according to court and public records. During that time he admits he spent $425,000 on personal luxuries that he disguised as office expenses. The items ranged from a $40 “80s Prom King” costume to an $800 diamond-encrusted pinkie ring, according to court records, and included dozens of sneakers, sweaters and candles.
{snip}
It was not the first time he committed this type of crime. A decade ago, while working for Warner Media in New York, Robertson embezzled $700,000, Rakoczy noted. He served two years in prison and was still on parole when he committed the new fraud.
Robertson kept that history from Morrison & Foerster by applying for his job with a fake Social Security number and other doctored paperwork, according to prosecutors.
{snip}
By Rachel Weiner
Rachel Weiner tries to cover Alexandria's federal court from a small windowless room with no cellphone access. She sometimes ventures outside to write about crime in Alexandria and Arlington. Twitter https://twitter.com/rachelweinerwp
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