Criminal defense attorney accused of fraud could lose law license, legal expert says

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – A criminal defense attorney accused of defrauding a client’s family out of hundreds of thousands of dollars could lose her law license, according to a legal expert.

Tanzanika Ruffin is accused of telling her client’s family she needed $250,000 to cover restitution in their case, but prosecutors say in court records the case never involved restitution.

REALTED: New Orleans defense attorney accused of defrauding client’s family out of at least $250,000

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