New York Attorney Sentenced in Connecticut for Embezzling Over $500,000 from Trust

Federal prosecutors have secured an eight-month prison sentence for a New York attorney who stole more than half a million dollars from a trust overseeing real property in Connecticut. Edward W. Miller, 71, of Lawrence, New York, was ordered to serve the term plus one year of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford, says the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut. In December of 2024, an individual named M.P. created a trust to handle a commercial building in New Canaan and collect its rental income. “Miller was named as the trustee for the trust (the ‘M.P. Trust ‘) and was directed to open a trust bank account to manage the finances of the real property in the M.P.

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