Crime & Safety
South OC Lawyer Confesses To Swindling $8M+ To Fund 'Lavish Lifestyle'
The Newport Beach lawyer offered short-term, high-interest loans to professional athletes, celebrities and other high-net-worth individuals.

NEWPORT BEACH, CA — A Newport Beach attorney agreed to plead guilty to scamming investors out of more than $8 million, the Orange County Register reported.
Sara Jacqueline King, 39, an operator of King Family Lending LLC, apparently used the money to fund a lavish lifestyle that included jewelry, cars, gambling and a six-month stay at a Las Vegas resorts, according to the report.
She is being charged with one count each of wire fraud and money laundering. According to the report, King is expected to make her first court appearance in Santa Ana on June 20.
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