A Long Island real estate attorney was sentenced Wednesday to up to 10.5 years in prison for embezzling nearly $1.8 million from clients and using the money to fund his lavish lifestyle, authorities said.

Terrance Dougherty, 35, of Oyster Bay , pleaded guilty on Sept. 8 to 13 counts of grand larceny and one count of scheme to defraud.

Prosecutors said he stole the money from the escrow accounts of at least 32 clients, whom he represented in the sale and purchase of properties.

Between March 2021 and November 2024, Dougherty deposited nearly $1.8 million from real estate transactions into an attorney trust account he maintained. By Nov. 29, 2024, the balance in that account was just over $5, prosecutors said.

An investigation found that Dougherty took funds from the attorney account

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