Toronto lawyer couple sentenced to jail for contempt over millions in missing homebuyer funds

A pair of Toronto lawyers accused of embezzling more than $6.5 million from real estate clients have been sentenced to 30 days each in jail for failing to obey court orders to hand over financial records and answer questions about where the money went.

Toronto lawyer couple sentenced to jail for contempt over millions in missing homebuyer funds
Photo is a diptych of two lawyers, Singa Bui and her husband, Nicholas Cartel

A pair of Toronto lawyers accused of embezzling more than $6.5 million from real estate clients have been sentenced to 30 days each in jail for failing to obey court orders to hand over financial records and answer questions about where the money went.