£34,000 STEAL
BY BRISBANE SOLICITOR
(Australian Press Association)
BRISBANE, March 13
Robert McCowa'n, !the well-known solicitor who was convicted on several charges of theft of clients’ funds, was sentenced to fourteen years’ imprisonment.
Mr Justice Macrossan described McGowan as “ an utterly unprincipled, unscrupulous man.” His conduct, said His Honour, had -struck a serious blow at the v. honour of the legal profession, but the public had no grounds for panic. The Judge made the suggestion for strengthening the safeguards under a Trust Accounts Act.
It was stated that McGowan’s liabilities amounted to £34,000.
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Hokitika Guardian, 14 March 1930, Page 3
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93£34,000 STEAL Hokitika Guardian, 14 March 1930, Page 3
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