A former lawyer in Tacoma was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Friday for wire fraud after he embezzled more than $530,000 from a vulnerable client’s account.

Colby Parks, 65, stole the funds from a client who received approximately $1.66 million from a motorcycle accident where she was compensated for significant permanent injuries she suffered, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced .

In 2010, Parks became the trustee for a living trust that was designed to pay for the victim’s expenses after she was injured in the motorcycle accident, according to records filed in the case.

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