Prominent Vancouver lawyer accused of moving criminal cash dies before hearing
CTV
Vancouver lawyer Michael Bolton likely defended thousands of people over 50 years of practice. But in the end, he would not get a chance to defend himself.
Vancouver lawyer Michael Bolton likely defended thousands of people over 50 years of practice. But in the end, he would not get a chance to defend himself.
Bolton, one of the country’s most prominent and experienced criminal defence lawyers, died in hospital on June 24, according to two friends.
The Law Society of British Columbia had accused Bolton of inappropriately moving more than $20 million in suspicious funds on behalf of clients under criminal investigation in the United States through his law firm’s trust accounts.
The law society’s December 2022 citation of Bolton said he engaged in activities that could have “assisted in or encouraged dishonesty, crime or fraud.” In the alternative, the society said, Bolton had not done enough to avoid “becoming the tool or dupe of an unscrupulous client or other persons.”
