Flashy lawyer accused of swindling his clients A personal injury lawyer faces charges he took more than $13 million from the clients he represented for asbestos exposure. Big-time lawyer Louis S. Robles could have starred in Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous -- then, poof, he was disbarred, divorced and forced to sell his Key Biscayne mansion.
On Monday afternoon, Robles' life went from bad to worse when he unexpectedly surrendered to federal authorities on charges of swindling more than $13 million from some 4,500 aging law clients ailing from asbestos exposure.
It was a calculated move on his part because the FBI was planning to arrest him early this morning at his downscale Key Biscayne apartment, following a federal grand jury indictment issued under seal this month...
Source: Maiami Herald |