Attorney Charged With Wire Fraud

Gerald Cooper, an 84-year-old Cleveland attorney, has been charged with wire fraud for stealing $115,000 from the estate of his client, Henry Luke.  Cooper wrote a series of checks and subsequently used the money to pay credit card bills, purchase sports tickets, and make his mortgage payments. 

Cooper’s attorney says his client is working to pay all of the money back.  “He had an outstanding and remarkable career as a lawyer.  It is unfortunate that this final moment of his practice is kind of a dark mark on his reputation,” his attorney commented. 

See Erik Heisig, Longtime Cleveland Attorney Charged With Stealing $115,000 from Estate, Cleveland.com, Apr. 1, 2015.