Selecting an attorney for legal cases is a very important decision. Please enter your information below to receive a Free Consultation from an attorney in your area:
Probate Law News
Mark J. Avery Pleads Guilty To $52 Million Dollar Wire Fraud And Money Laundering Scheme
United States Attorney Nelson P. Cohen announced today, March 6, 2007, that Mark J. Avery (hereafter Avery), former owner of Security Aviation, Inc., plead guilty in federal court in Anchorage to five counts of wire fraud and ten counts of money laundering in defrauding the May Smith Trust of over $52 million dollars. The plea agreement requires Avery to serve a sentence of imprisonment that ranges from 14 to 17 and a half years and to pay restitution to the May Smith Trust in the amount of $52.125 million dollars. The prosecution was the result of a joint investigation conducted by the United States Attorney’s Office, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), and was based on evidence obtained from the simultaneous execution of search warrants for the businesses of Avery in February, 2006. As a result of those searches investigators of the FBI and IRS-CI came into possession of thousands of pages of documents detailing Avery’s breach of fiduciary duty as Trustee to the May Smith Trust and May Wong Smith.
In connection with the guilty plea, Assistant United States Attorney Steven E. Skrocki advised the court that the United States has established the following facts:
Avery was a trustee and lawyer for the May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust and the May Smith Trust. Avery held those positions since early 2002 and received yearly compensation in the amount of $600,000 in trustee fees for his role as trustee and fiduciary to these Trusts. Avery was also owner/operator of Avery and Associates, L.L.C., Security Aviation, Inc., and Regional Protective Services, L.L.C., located at 3230 C Street, Anchorage, Alaska. Avery’s companies were engaged in, among other things, air charter services, aeromedical evacuation, legal services, development of real property, and court imposed electronic monitoring. Read more at anchorage.fbi.gov.
It Is Not Wise To Handle Probate Without A Lawyer
Probate is a very complicated and formal process. There are no requirements to use a lawyer, but it is not wise to do so. Even the smallest detail that is missed or left out can cause everything to come to a halt, exposing everyone to liability.
Newsroom
Latest news about probate cases in New Jersey and nationwide:
Texas Title Examination Standards
In 1989, the Council of the Section of Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law of the State Bar of Texas approved the formation of a committee to study ... Read more >
If you live in the following cities and need an probate attorney you should contact
our Probate Attorney as soon as possible:
Absecon
Asbury Park
Atlantic City
Bayonne
Blackwood
Bloomfield
Brick
Bridgeton
Bridgewater
Clementon
Clifton
East Brunswick
East Orange
Edison
Elizabeth
Englishtown
Fort Lee
Freehold
Hackensack
Hoboken
Howell
Jackson
Jersey City
Kearny
Lakewood
Linden
Marlton
Millville
Monroe Township
Morristown
Mount Holly
Mount Laurel
New Brunswick
Newark
North Bergen
North Brunswick
Old Bridge
Passaic
Paterson
Perth Amboy
Piscataway
Plainfield
Princeton
Sewell
Somerset
Teaneck
Toms River
Trenton
Union
Vineland
Wayne
Legal Disclaimers All attorney listings are a paid attorney advertisement, and do not in any way constitute a referral or endorsement by an approved or authorized lawyer referral service. The information provided on New Jersey Probate Lawyers.com is not intended to be legal advice, but merely conveys
general information related to legal issues commonly encountered. Your access
to and use of this website is subject to additional Terms
and Conditions.
Local Professional? Generate new business today
Call 866-227-9356 or contact a sales rep
Did You Know?