A B.C. lawyer is banned from practising for seven years after he misappropriated more than $8 million in client funds to feed his gambling addiction.
Russell Sean McDonough admitted to the malpractice in a consent agreement with the Law Society of B.C., which was published on Jan. 28.
According to the agreement, McDonough took a total of $8,075,152 in client funds from trust accounts over 34 instances between January 2021 and October 2022.
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