An attorney who violated the legal principal of protecting a client has been given a long jail term, according to Las Vegas Now "Disgraced Las Vegas lawyer sentenced to the maximum."
Robert Graham was accused of stealing $16 million from his clients. His excuse was that he needed the money to pay his staff, but the judge was not amused with that idea.
Graham was convicted on two counts of theft and three counts of exploitation of an older/vulnerable person. The judge sentenced Graham to the maximum sentence, which is 16 to 40 years in prison.
Reference: Las Vegas Now (Dec. 8, 2017) "Disgraced Las Vegas lawyer sentenced to the maximum."