Adelaide lawyer who stole from deceased estates sentenced to nine years' jail

A disgraced Adelaide lawyer who stole $850,000 from two deceased estates and fabricated documents to cover his tracks has been jailed for nine years.He used the money to pay his mortgage, personal credit cards and staff wagesStephen McNamara will be eligible for parole in five-and-a-half years after he was found guilty of 33 charges of theft and fabricating evidence in the Adelaide District Court.

The investigation into McNamara's activity was triggered when beneficiaries of the second estate issued a complaint to the Law Society of South Australia. During the trial, prosecutor James Slocombe told the court McNamara's actions were motivated"out of nothing more than greed".

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

I always wonder who checks on lawyers doing this work. Auditors?

Good.

Is that Nathan Buckley?

Is he related to Angus Taylor?

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