Acting N.Y. U.S. Attorney: Disbarred Attorney Pleads Guilty to Stealing 9/11 Victim Compensation Funds
October 31, 2020
October 31, 2020
NEW YORK, Oct. 31 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Audrey Strauss, issued the following news release on Oct. 29:
Audrey Strauss, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that GUSTAVO L. VILA, a disbarred lawyer in Westchester County, pled guilty today in White Plains federal court to stealing government funds. VILA's plea results from his theft of approximately $1 million that the Department of Justice's 9/11 Vi . . .
Audrey Strauss, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that GUSTAVO L. VILA, a disbarred lawyer in Westchester County, pled guilty today in White Plains federal court to stealing government funds. VILA's plea results from his theft of approximately $1 million that the Department of Justice's 9/11 Vi . . .