Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Michael Tulchiner, 61, of Bellmore, was arrested and arraigned for Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, for allegedly stealing money that was designated to pay off his client’s loan as part of a real estate transaction.

“The allegations against this attorney represent a gross violation of the trust that the victim placed in him as an attorney and a fiduciary,” said District Attorney Tierney . “The attorney-client relationship is an essential element of our society, and my office will not tolerate professionals using their state licenses as a license to steal.”

Tulchiner, the principal attorney at The Law Office of Michael J. Tulchiner, based in Melville, is alleged to have stolen $413,237 from his mortgage disburs

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