OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — An attorney who stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from clients has been sentenced for wire fraud.
Officials say 57-year-old Tuan Anh Khuu is a former attorney and former member of the Oklahoma Bar Association who owned and operated multiple law firms in Oklahoma and Texas. Some of those firms included Law Offices of Tuan Khuu & Associates, Khuu & Associates, The Affordable Law Group, and Global Law Group LLC.
From March 2015 through October 2020, investigators say Khuu carried out a scheme to defraud clients by misappropriating legal settlement funds.
In one instance, an Oklahoma City couple retained Khuu as an attorney after their son was killed in a car accident. In 2018, Khuu negotiated a $55,000 settlement with the insurance company. However, the clients had no idea about the settlement and never saw a dime of the money. Instead, Khuu routed the settlement funds through a series of transactions into his business and personal bank accounts.
Court records show 22 former clients filed grievances with the Oklahoma Bar Association, claiming Khuu accepted fees for legal services he failed to perform and withheld funds owed to clients.
In 2024, Khuu was charged with nine counts of wire fraud.
Last year, Khuu pleaded guilty to all charges.
“Khuu used his position as an attorney to steal more than $420,000 from his clients for his own personal use,” said U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester. “His violation of the professional, fiduciary, and trust responsibilities owed to his clients will not be tolerated. I commend the prosecutor and agents for their hard work in bringing justice to the victims of this scheme.”
Khuu was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $422,577 in restitution.
