A Miami Lakes attorney has been charged in federal court, accused of embezzling millions of dollars from investors whose funds he was entrusted to hold in an attorney trust account, the Department of Justice announced.

According to court documents, 60-year-old Rodolfo Mario Blanco was retained to serve as an escrow agent for an investment fund and received several million dollars between September and December 2023 under the false pretense that he would safeguard the money.

Prosecutors said that beginning in November 2023 and continuing through July 2024, Blanco made a series of large cash withdrawals, teller transfers, and wire transfers from the account, including two substantial transfers used to purchase a residence in the Miami area.

During that period, he allegedly misled investor

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