A Long Island federal jury convicted Great Neck twins Adam and Daniel Kaplan on Thursday for using their role as financial advisers to steal as much as $5 million from their clients — some elderly and disabled — by overcharging brokerage fees and illegally diverting funds.

Daniel Kaplan was cleared on two charges of money laundering but found guilty on the remaining 15 fraud charges. His brother, Adam, was convicted on all 21 counts, including witness intimidation and attempting to bribe a federal investigator after an 8-week trial .

"Adam and Daniel Kaplan lied to their victims about fees to steal money," federal prosecutor Adam Toporovsky told the jury at closings. "Adam and Daniel Kaplan stole money directly from their victims' bank accounts. Adam and Daniel Kaplan stole money stra

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