What Might a Restorative Response Look Like in this Case? |CITY|
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on 2007-03-13 22:10.
John M. Claydon Jr. admitted Monday that he acted like a person with no conscience. The former Fairfield lawyer wouldn't get much of an argument from the 36 clients from whom he stole at least $3.9 million, destroying dreams of retirement, new homes and even cancer treatment.
"I would like to say there is no excuse for the behavior in which I engaged," Claydon told the judge. "That was not the way I was raised or trained. My actions hurt many people. I hope they accept my apology." No one knows where all the money went. Claydon has told authorities he spent $118,000 on an in-ground pool supposedly for his wife's therapy. He spent additional money buying a car and improving his home. But at the same time, he claimed to have taken about a dozen high-interest loans ranging from $60,000 to $70,000, as well as a $200,000 second mortgage on his Trumbull home to cover cash shortfalls at his law firm. Thomas, the assistant public defender appointed to represent Claydon, doubts there will be anything more than his client's Social Security to pay off his enormous debt. Kravitz ordered that 10 percent of that Social Security check be paid every month to the victims in the federal case. |
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