N.J. lawyer stole more than $100K from her deceased client’s estate, authorities say

N.J. lawyer stole more than $100K from her deceased client’s estate, authorities say

Authorities have charged a lawyer accused of stealing more than $100,000 from a dead client’s estate fund. Kathleen M. Cehelsky, 60, of Spring Lake Heights, was served with the charges of second-degree misapplication of entrusted property and fourth-degree false uttering and forgery earlier this week, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement on Thursday.

Authorities: Disbarred NJ lawyer stole $130K from dead client’s estate

A disbarred attorney from Spring Lake Heights is facing charges after authorities say she stole more than $130,000 from a dead client’s estate. In a May 15 news release, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office said Kathleen Cehelsky, 60, was charged with second-degree misapplication of entrusted property, fourth-degree false uttering and fourth-degree forgery. Authorities allege that after the 2014 death of a client, Cehelsky spent the next seve…

Disbarred attorney charged with misappropriating $130K from deceased client

FREEHOLD – A former attorney and resident of Spring Lake Heights has been criminally charged with misappropriating more than $130,000 from the estate of a deceased client over the course of nearly seven years, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Thursday in a press release.    Kathleen M. Cehelsky, 60, of Spring Lake Heights, is charged with second-degree Misapplication of Entrusted Property, fourth-degree False Uttering an…