Students for Trump founder pleads guilty to posing as lawyer in $46K scam

[Judi Lynn]

Source: NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

By STEPHEN REX BROWN
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |
AUG 06, 2019 | 5:31 PM



John Lambert is seen arriving at the Thurgood Marshall Courthouse on August 6, 2019 in New York. Lambert, the co-founder of Students for Trump, was expected to plead guilty this afternoon; he was expected to plead guilty to posing as a lawyer in a $50,000 legal advice scam. (Alec Tabak/for New York Daily News)

The founder of Students for Trump pleaded guilty Tuesday to running a $46,000 scam in which he posed as a lawyer and gave legal advice.

John Lambert, 23, created a website for a fake law firm called Pope & Dunn and claimed to be Eric Pope, a graduate of NYU Law School with a finance degree from the University of Pennsylvania and 15 years of experience in corporate and patent law, prosecutors said.

In brief remarks in Manhattan Federal Court, the babyfaced fraudster from Knoxville, Tenn. said he engaged in the scheme with an accomplice who was not identified.

Lambert said they represented themselves as “qualified lawyers...providing legal services."

Read more: https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-students-for-trump-founder-guilty-20190806-uvtska53qrb33fq4u7jm6jkfmm-story.html

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. How did he think he was going to get away with that scam for more than maybe a week?

[mjvpi]

3. Hey, trump is pretending to be a US President. Anything goes

[mjvpi]

2. This is just so fucking perfect.

[Turbineguy]

4. Trump attracts them

Like fly paper.

[ZZenith]

5. He's got the smirk down pat.

That gawd-awful smugness.

When Judgment Day finally comes those smirks are going to vanish.

[Wuddles440]

16. Yes...

and all of these trumptillians (Steven Miller, Donnie Jr., Jared, etc.) seem to have that same deadness in their eyes.

[FiveGoodMen]

18. There will only be judgement if WE provide it.

[ZZenith]

19. Indeed.

[3catwoman3]

6. Well, ain't he a fine, upstanding young...

...asshole.

[mbuch65]

7. We've seen this crap bebore

students for trump? I wondered when trumps hitler youth org. was going to come out from under it's rock.

[keithbvadu2]

8. Don't need no education. Just make it up like his messiah Trump and Melania's education claims.

Don't need no education. Just make it up like his messiah Trump and Melania's education claims.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

9. Will Trump pardon this little Rethug crook?

After all, he's such a fine beginning grifter with such a bright future in the Party......

[SamKnause]

10. Damn, what a perfect face for the republican Trump party.

He is on his way to be a Congressman, Senator, Mayor, Governor or president.

Criminal background; check

Con; check

Liar; check

Smirk; double check

[llmart]

12. You left out Supreme Court Justice.

This guy is a profile of the young Boofer Kavanaugh.

[SamKnause]

13. Indeed I did.

Thanks for the addition.

[oasis]

11. What kind of an idiot sought legal advice from that sappy bastard?

[Bengus81]

14. They won't do shit to that Trump lovin PUKE. But some black guy selling loose cigs on a corner......

That's why he's laughing in each picture. That milque toast won't even have to go clean a park.

[steventh]

15. Lambert may do up to 21 months jail time

From the Daily News link in the opening post:

“Are you an attorney?” Judge Valerie Caproni asked.
“No, your honor," he replied.

He pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy. Under his plea deal with prosecutors, he will not appeal a sentence that is 21 months or less. He also agreed to forfeit $46,654.

Lambert will be sentenced on Nov. 18.

[Nitram]

17. One of Dump's apprentices.