GLEN ROCK, NJ - A local former attorney was charged with practicing law after disbarment 20 years ago and theft of $37,000.

On Feb. 22 at approximately 7 a.m., local police assisted detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office with the arrest of William T. McCue, 72, of Glen Rock on charges of Theft by Deception, Unauthorized Practice of Law, and Forgery.

The man was taken into custody without incident and transported to the County Prosecutor’s Office for processing. He is scheduled for a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack on March 13.

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In December 2018, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Financial Crimes Unit received a complaint from a victim who hired McCue to represent him in an estate settlement. The victim claimed that he paid McCue $15,500 in legal and professional fees for the estate work, but later learned that McCue had been disbarred from practicing law in 1998.

The investigation further revealed that McCue deposited the monies from the victim into his personal bank account and used them for his own purposes. Additionally, McCue forged the victim’s signature on multiple checks amounting to $21,500 for a total loss of $37,000.

According to Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo, McCue is single and self-employed as an art dealer.

Acting Prosecutor Calo and Glen Rock Chief Dean Ackermann stated the charges are merely accusations and that the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.