Disbarred South Florida lawyer sentenced to nearly 3 years for misusing client funds

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) – A disbarred South Florida attorney has been sentenced to nearly three years in federal prison for misappropriating more than $750,000 of his clients’ funds, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday.

John Spencer Jenkins was sentenced to 33 months’ imprisonment by U.S. District Judge David S. Leibowitz in Fort Lauderdale.

Jenkins pleaded guilty to misusing funds wired to his law firm’s accounts for legal services, instead funneling the money into separate accounts for personal use…

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