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Florida Supreme Court Disbars Attorney For Making Sex Films in Jail Visiting Room
Loaded on Aug. 1, 2021
by Matthew Clarke
published in Prison Legal News
August, 2021, page 24
Filed under:
Prosecutorial Misconduct.
Location:
Florida.
by Matt Clarke
On January 21, 2021, the Supreme Court of Florida disbarred a lawyer who pleaded guilty to felony and misdemeanor charges related to multiple instances of making pornographic movies with female prisoners in attorney visitation rooms at two county jails.
Andrew Spark allegedly used his Florida Bar card ...
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