Imprisoned Lawyer Ordered to Repay $40M After Embezzlement

A U.S. district court judge has ordered an imprisoned Atlanta lawyer to pay $40 million in restitution to former clients who were victims of his embezzling scheme.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Nat Hardwick is currently serving 15 years in a low-security federal prison in Kentucky.

On the same day U.S. District Court Judge Eleanor Ross ordered him to pay the restitution, his attorney filed a motion challenging the order.

Read the Journal-Constitution article.