Crime & Safety
Old Bridge Lawyer Disbarred, Criminally Charged
A former lawyer, whose practice was on Englishtown Road in Old Bridge, was charged in the theft of $71,000 in client funds in a home sale.
OLD BRIDGE, NJ — A former attorney, whose practice was in Old Bridge, has been charged in the theft of $71,000 in client funds during the sale of a home located in Middlesex County, said Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone.
On Friday, Bert T. Lundberg, 56, who lives in Freehold appeared at his first virtual court appearance. His law practice was located on Englishtown Road in Old Bridge Township.
He was charged with one count of third-degree misapplication of entrusted property and one count of third-degree theft by failure to make required disposition of property received.
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The Middlesex County prosecutor says Lundberg received a $71,000 down payment from the home buyers, to be held in his attorney trust account. Following the closing on November 26, 2019, the deposited money was never forwarded to the homeowners, alleges the prosecutor.
On March 3, 2020, Lundberg voluntarily consented to disbarment as a result of the New Jersey Office of Attorney Ethics Investigation, said the prosecutor.
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He was admitted to the New Jersey State Bar in 1991.
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