The Times Herald (Norristown, PA)
Lawyer accused of stealing $563K from injured client
NORRISTOWN » A Bucks County lawyer faces charges he allegedly stole $563,000 from one of his clients, a Lower Providence man who was seriously injured in an Upper Merion hit-and-run crash, and used the funds to live an “extravagant” lifestyle, including purchases for vacations and plastic surgery.
Michael Francis Bradley, 50, of the 2200 block of Forest Glen Drive, Warrington, was arraigned before District Court Judge Cathleen Kelly Rebar of Lower Providence on charges of dealing in proceeds of unlawful activities, theft by unlawful taking or disposition, theft by deception, receiving stolen property, theft by failure to make required disposition of funds received, misapplication of entrusted property and securing execution of documents by deception in connection with the alleged theft scheme that occurred between 2014 and 2017.
Rebar set Bradley’s bail at $250,000 unsecured and Bradley was released to await a preliminary hearing scheduled for 1 p.m., Sept. 1.
“The defendant’s theft of more than half a million dollars—funds that were dedicated to helping his client receive the care
“The defendant’s theft of more than half a million dollars—funds that were dedicated to helping his client receive the care he needed to live—which he used to pay for extravagant goods and vacations, is not only illegal but disturbing on a basic human level.” — Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele