Crime & Safety
Newport Beach Attorney Accused Of Misusing $10M To Fund Rich Lifestyle
The Newport Beach attorney apparently misappropriated the funds to pay a lavish Las Vegas lifestyle, including cars, jewelry and gambling.

NEWPORT BEACH, CA — A Newport Beach lawyer apparently scammed a lender out of $10.2 million last year to fund her lavish Las Vegas lifestyle, which included jewelry, cars, 24/7 gambling and a six-month stay at a resort, the Orange County Register reported.
British Virgin Islands-based LDR International Unlimited is suing Sara Jacqueline King, 39, for breach of contract, fraud and theft, the report said.
King operates King Family Lender, a partner of King Reuben Law Firm, the newspaper reported.
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The 33-page federal lawsuit alleges that King Lending engaged in a "massive fraud on the plaintiff."
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