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Disbarred Attorney Indicted for Mail Fraud and Tax Evasion
A former Orange County Attorney has been indicted for mail fraud, structuring cash transactions, and tax evasion. Joseph G. Scali, a disbarred attorney, was arrested this morning and is expected to be arraigned in federal court in White Plains this afternoon.
According to the indictment, Scali schemed to defraud the prospective purchaser of a Pennsylvania real estate deal by misappropriating $850,000 from his attorney trust/escrow account. He also structured approximately $32,000 in cash deposits to the account.
The indictment also charges Scali with obstructing the IRS by providing false information to a Revenue Officer, commingling client funds and personal funds in his Attorney Trust Account, and failing to file tax returns for several years.
Scali is also accused of income tax evasion for the year 2012.
In addition, the indictment charges Scali with obstruction of justice and perjury when he lied to the court about his suspension from practicing law in New York.
The indictment was unsealed in White Plains federal court today and is the result of a joint investigation by the IRS-Criminal Investigation and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.
SCALI was disbarred by the Appellate Division on July 6, 2022. The case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
Defendant: Joseph G. Scali
Criminal Charges: Mail fraud, structuring cash transactions, obstructing the IRS, tax evasion, obstruction of justice, and perjury
City and State: White Plains, New York
Exact Date: January 2011 through August 28, 2012
Sentence/Outcome: Arraignment pending
Dollar Amounts: $850,000, $32,000
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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