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In an affidavit by a law society investigator, a pair of recent transactions in the trust fund raised “red flags.” In one transaction on Nov. 15, Murray allegedly transferred out $657,089.46.

Two days later — and while law society investigators waited in his office to review his records — he allegedly went to the bank and transferred an additional $25,626.49 to a personal credit card. His bank accounts were frozen the next day. According to the law society, the balance in his trust fund account was $38,017.48 on Nov. 17. It was not clear from the law society documents where the rest of the money had gone.

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At one point, in December 2015, it appeared his trust fund had a shortage of $888,731.45, the affidavit said.

And when law society investigators went to his Barrie office looking to see his files, he called the police on them. The law society was eventually able to get copies of some of the records. The law society said the police have been notified of their ongoing investigations into Murray, although it was not clear whether any charges had been laid.

None of the allegations has been proven. Murray appeared to hang up on a reporter when reached by phone and did not reply to subsequent voice mail or email messages.

Other people have since come forward with additional complaints against Murray, a 34-year-old Western University and Yale University-educated real estate lawyer who came recommended to Grape Vine customers on its website as an experienced property lawyer who could provide legal advice and assistance to sellers in one “competitive, fixed-price bundle.”