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Attorney General Abbott Obtains Plea, Verdict Against Accountant, Attorney in Major Estate Theft
November 17, 2006
CORPUS CHRISTI - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott applauded a guilty verdict handed down today in a Nueces County criminal fraud case that involved two men who diverted $400,000 from a dying man?s estate. A former accountant and attorney conspired to drain the estate of elderly coma victim Col. Arthur Wilson Carothers. His estate was valued at about $960,000. Full Press Release
