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Attorney John Gerard of Worcester, MA; tax cheat
The state of Massachusetts presented John Michael Gerard with a law license in 1995.
The Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers found John guilty of the following misconduct.
For three years, John maintained an office/client trust account and personal accounts. For at least two years, the IRS had a lien against John’s personal accounts.
To avoid the lien, John deposited personal funds into his office/client trust account. John also withdrew funds from the office/client trust account via cash withdrawals and checks payable to cash in order to pay his personal expenses.
As a consequence of his misconduct, the enablers for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Board of Bar Overseers punished John by gifting him with a complimentary reprimand.
In truth, Johnny engaged in a scheme for several years to defraud the IRS. To suggest that this type of ongoing fraud did not demand that John be disbarred is absurd. This type of non-punishment is just another reason why most folks in Massachusetts have absolutely no confidence in the so-called attorney discipline system.
As we speak (ca. October 2012) John practices at 45 Linden Street in Worcester, Massachusetts.
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