Attorney Gets Prison for $500K Trust Embezzlement

New York attorney Edward W. Miller, 71, was sentenced to eight months in federal prison and one year of supervised release for embezzling more than $500,000 from a trust he managed for a commercial property in New Canaan, Connecticut. Prosecutors said that from 2016 to 2022 he diverted trust funds through unauthorized checks, withdrawals and transfers benefiting himself, his law practice and relatives, then misled beneficiaries about the assets after the trust’s creator died. Miller pleaded guilty to wire fraud and had paid $509,372.82 in restitution through a separate civil settlement; he is scheduled to report to prison in January 2027.