PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — A former Rhode Island personal injury attorney was sentenced to federal prison and ordered to pay restitution to clients he defrauded in a Ponzi scheme, as well as the IRS for unpaid taxes.
Peter P.D. Leach has been sentenced to three years in federal prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud and tax evasion charges.
Leach admitted to forging client signatures and depositing client settlement funds into his attorney IOLTA account…