PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Javaid Perwaiz, the former OB-GYN convicted of performing unnecessary, and sometimes life-altering, surgeries, is trying to go back to court, alleging that two of his attorneys, Emily Munn and Lawrence Woodward, stole millions of dollars from him over the course of his trial and subsequent incarceration.
Perwaiz, who is serving a 59-year sentence, said he handed over up to $3 million “in money and chattels” to the attorneys, according to court documents. Those funds were supposed to be used to pay his bills while he was incarcerated and included $450,000 for their legal services.
As part of his sentence handed down in May 2021 , Perwaiz was ordered to pay $18.56 million in restitution and forfeit $2.276 million to the federal government…