A suspended lawyer linked to a multimillion-dollar fraud investigation conducted by Hamilton police is now accused of criminal activity by the Law Society of Ontario.
Girolamo (Gerry) Falletta, a personal injury lawyer connected to nearly $3.5 million missing from trust funds, is implicated in having “knowingly assisted in, encouraged, or otherwise failed to prevent dishonesty, fraud, crime, or illegal conduct by participating in fraudulent investment schemes,” according to a notice of application filed by the Law Society of Ontario, which governs the province’s lawyers and paralegals. The activity is alleged to have occurred between March 11 and Dec. 5, 2022.
St. Catharines businessman Arthur Ellis made a $1.5-million investment which disappeared from his lawyer’s trust fund.
The Law Society of Ontario temporarily suspended the licence of paralegal Frank Alfano, who operates under the business name We Defend You.