The brazenness of those who go about proclaiming their Christian faith while meanwhile swindling people never ceases to amaze me. A case in point, Troy Titus, son of the founding dean of Pat Robertson's Regent Law School, who surrendered his law license in 2005 to avoid disbarment. Past news coverage has indicated that Titus read the Bible or attended church with some of his victims in order to gain their confidence and ultimately their money. Facing 49 indictments he has now had bail revoked for defying the terms of his release on bond. I may be a "godless faggot" in the eyes of Christianists, but my rule is that when someone starts talking about religion in a business setting, you'd better cover your wallet and run. Here are highlights from the Virginian Pilot:*
While sitting in jail, facing a federal investment fraud indictment, disbarred attorney Troy A. Titus reached out to several individuals, including one-time Olympic superstar Tim Montgomery, with proposed investment deals, prosecutors say. After getting out of jail on bond last fall, Titus went to work for an investment firm earning $7,000 to $10,000 a month, a job that a judge had forbidden him from working, according to court records in the case.
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After hearing this evidence on Tuesday, a federal magistrate judge revoked Titus' bond and ordered him jailed pending trial, which is scheduled for Oct. 6. Titus faces a 49-count indictment alleging a series of mail, bank and wire frauds involving real estate deals. Federal prosecutors say Titus defrauded around $2 million from a number of clients, including R&B star Teddy Riley and his one-time Blackstreet partner Chauncey Hannibal.
After hearing this evidence on Tuesday, a federal magistrate judge revoked Titus' bond and ordered him jailed pending trial, which is scheduled for Oct. 6. Titus faces a 49-count indictment alleging a series of mail, bank and wire frauds involving real estate deals. Federal prosecutors say Titus defrauded around $2 million from a number of clients, including R&B star Teddy Riley and his one-time Blackstreet partner Chauncey Hannibal.
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Bradberry said that he had heard evidence of Titus' violations at a hearing two weeks ago concerning Titus' finances. After learning that Titus was earning $7,000 to $10,000 a month at an investment firm, the government had moved to force Titus to pay for his public defenders. However, that issue turned moot once Titus went to jail Tuesday. Bradberry, who had set the conditions for Titus' release on bond last fall, said he "did not want him involved in the business world in any way."
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Titus said nothing through Tuesday's hearing and was not called to testify. When it was over, federal marshals led him away in handcuffs.
1 comment:
Isn't that typical? These people seem to think that the rules the rest of us live by does not apply to them. If a judge sets a condition of bail that he not be involved in financial business and he goes ahead and does it anyway, that is just plain arrogance!
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