LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A disbarred Nevada legal professional will serve a number of years in jail as a part of a plea settlement involving allegations he misrepresented householders going via foreclosures, the 8 Information Now Investigators have realized.
Final November, a Clark County grand jury indicted J. Scott MacDonald on 24 felony costs, together with theft and perjury, information mentioned. MacDonald settled his case earlier than trial, agreeing to plead responsible to at least one rely of theft and serve 3-8 years in jail.
A Metro detective informed the grand jury that MacDonald misrepresented purchasers and stored cash in circumstances involving actual property and foreclosures, paperwork mentioned. The incidents occurred from 2018 to December 2022, information mentioned.
A number of victims informed the grand jury they by no means met or employed MacDonald, information mentioned.
In 2023, MacDonald voluntarily gave up his legislation license. Paperwork filed with the Nevada Supreme Court docket point out he acknowledged the information surrounding the state bar’s investigation into the allegations had been “true” and that “he could not successfully defend against those charges,” paperwork mentioned.
A decide will formally sentence MacDonald on Sept. 16.
