A High Court judge in Bermuda has sentenced 37-year-old lawyer Tyrone Quinn to 15 years in prison after he was found guilty of stealing almost US$500,000 from his clients.
Justice Juan Wolffe said Quinn had exploited the good nature and close relationship he had with one of the victims and had taken advantage of a senior.
“He did so at a time when the victims were experiencing excruciating physical pain and mental anguish,” the judge said.
A jury had returned a unanimous verdict against Quinn in November last year on three counts of theft totalling US$483,000 from compensation payments to three of his clients.
Quinn had said he fully intended to repay his victim, but the High Court was told that this never materalised.
In addition to a 15-year prison sentence, the judge ordered a confiscation inquiry under the Proceeds of Crime Act to determine what assets could be seized to offer compensation to the victims.
“This is a sad, sad case. You have individuals who underwent insurmountable pain as a result of an accident and that pain continued unabated through the actions of the defendant.
