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AP: FORMER SEN. JOHN HOTTINGER FACES LOSS OF LAW LICENSE
By Michael B. Brodkorb | February 6, 2007
"The law license of former Senate Majority Leader John Hottinger is in jeopardy over allegations he misused money from a client’s lawsuit settlement, an infraction that he admitted took place while he was still a legislator.
The Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility board filed a petition Tuesday asking the state Supreme Court to suspend or disbar Hottinger from practicing law for taking $8,820 from a trust account set up when a personal injury lawsuit was settled. He has since repaid the money.
'It was certainly inappropriate to do what I did, there's no question about that,' Hottinger said from Washington during a phone interview." Source: Associated Press, February 6, 2007
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February 6th, 2007 at 2:28 PM
John, ‘inappropriate’ isn’t the word…. try illegal.
Didn’t Amy Klobuchar’s office throw the book at some judge who pulled a similar stunt with client money?
February 6th, 2007 at 2:44 PM
Amy would never do that to a DFL’r
February 6th, 2007 at 3:26 PM
Improper. Unethical. And illegal. He could/should go to jail for this.
February 6th, 2007 at 7:03 PM
Ahhh…the new “Culture of Corruption”.