Memphis, TN – Former Memphis Attorney George E. Skouteris, Jr. 59, was sentenced to 30 months imprisonment in a scheme to defraud clients. Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph C. Murphy, Jr., announced the sentence today.

According to information presented in court, in April of this year, a jury found Skouteris guilty of seven counts of bank fraud following a four-day trial. Between 2007 and March 2013, Skouteris engaged in a scheme to defraud his clients by settling cases without notifying them and forging their endorsements on settlement checks made jointly payable to him and the client. Skouteris then deposited the checks to bank accounts he maintained at TrustOne Bank.

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