New York Attorney Sentenced to Eight Months for Embezzling More Than $500K From Trust He Managed
Edward W. Miller, 71, of Lawrence, a village in Nassau County, New York, was sentenced on November 12, 2026, in federal court in Hartford, Connecticut, to eight months of imprisonment and one year of supervised release for embezzling more than $500,000 from a trust he managed. U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala imposed the sentence, announced by David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
According to court documents, Miller was an attorney licensed to practice law in New York. In December 2014, an individual identified in court documents as M.P. established a trust to manage certain real property, including a commercial building M.P. owned in New Canaan, Connecticut. Miller was named trustee and was directed to open a trust bank account to deposit rental income from the building, pay management costs, and distribute funds to M.P. The trust provided that Miller would be paid five percent of total monthly rents collected, plus agreed commissions for new leases and renewals.
Between approximately February 2016 and September 2022, Miller embezzled more than $500,000 from the trust by writing and negotiating unauthorized checks to himself, his law practice, and his relatives, and by making unauthorized withdrawals and transfers from the trust bank account for his own benefit. After M.P. died in 2022, Miller made false representations and promises to M.P.'s beneficiaries about the identification, whereabouts, and disbursement of the trust's assets.
Miller pleaded guilty to wire fraud on May 29, 2026. He previously paid restitution of $509,372.82 as part of a settlement of a separate civil lawsuit filed by the victims. Miller, who is released on a $200,000 bond, is required to report to prison on January 11.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated the matter, and Assistant U.S. Attorney David T. Huang prosecuted the case. (Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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