James Frank Barker pleaded guilty to more than 20 felony charges that include grand theft, money laundering derived from criminal activity and forgery.
Sentencing of Newport man who posed as a lawyer to defraud clients postponed
James Frank Barker of Newport Beach pleaded guilty to felony charges stemming from allegations that he posed as an attorney and defrauded clients through debt consolidation and mortgage modification schemes.
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Sentencing was postponed Friday in the case of a Newport Beach man who posed as an attorney to defraud clients through debt consolidation and mortgage modification schemes.
James Frank Barker, 61, pleaded guilty in February last year to more than 20 felony charges that include grand theft, money laundering derived from criminal activity and forgery. He’s also been charged with two counts of petty theft, which is a misdemeanor.