Lawyer
Faces Laundering Charges
As reported by the Press of
Atlantic City: "A fugitive lawyer captured
after "America's Most Wanted" profiled
his case has been returned to New Jersey to
stand trial on charges that he laundered more
than $250,000 in stolen funds through an Atlantic
City casino.
"Robert
Short, 38, who had been listed among New Jersey's
'12 Most Wanted' fugitives, was arrested at
a Washington, D.C., airport in March as he returned
to the United States from Sao Paolo, Brazil.
He was extradited to New Jersey on Wednesday
and was being held in the Atlantic County jail,
according to Vaughn McKoy, director of the New
Jersey Division of Criminal Justice.
"Short,
formerly of Arlington, Va., is accused of stealing
$436,000 from a Virginia law firm. According
to a New Jersey state grand jury indictment,
he wired $250,000 to Trump Taj Mahal Casino
Resort in Atlantic City a day before arriving
there in February 2003…"
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