BROOKLYN, NY – Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced yesterday that former paralegal Steven Cher, also known as Vladislav Cherednichenko, 48, has been charged with embezzling over $400,000 from the law firm where he worked.
Cher allegedly stole from the firm’s Interest On Lawyer Account (IOLA) fund, which contained settlement money belonging to firm clients, and used the stolen funds to pay personal expenses, including credit card bills.
Cher was arraigned before Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun on an indictment charging him with second-degree grand larceny, second-degree money laundering, first-degree identity theft, and thirty-two counts of first-degree falsifying business records.
He was released on his own recognizance and ordered to return to court on May 1, 2023.