Lawyer Who Stole From Aunt Will Likely Be Sentenced To Jail

Rik Bachman, a prosecutor, pleaded “no contest” “to second-degree larceny for stealing more than $200,000 from the accounts of his 85-year-old aunt.” In 2009, Bachman took control of his aunt’s, Beatrice Bachman, accounts. After assuming control, he allegedly kept her secluded from her other family members so that he could make large withdrawals from her accounts. Even after a judge ordered that Beatrice’s accounts be frozen for her own protection, Bachman still continued to withdraw money. He apparently used the money that he stole to purchase sports memorabilia, which he had shipped to Beatrice’s assisted living facility.

Bachman is set to be sentenced on June 28, 2013. The Senior Assistant State Attorney, Howard Stein, will likely demand that Bachman serve a three-year prison term or the maximum amount that he can serve. Stein argued that the maximum is necessary because of Bachman is an attorney. He claimed that Bachman should have been aware of the unlawfulness of his conduct.

See Daniel Tepfer, Lawyer, Who Stole $200K From Aunt, Faces Jail, Connecticut Post, Apr. 18, 2013.

Special thanks to Brian Cohan (Attorney at Law, Law Offices of Brian J. Cohan, P.C.) for bringing this article to my attention.