El fiscal del condado de Ocean, Bradley D.. Billhimer anunció que en octubre 7, 2025, David T. Schlendorf, 54, of Holladay, Utah, was charged with Theft by Deception and Unauthorized Practice of Law.
The charges are a result of an investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Economic Crime Squad and Toms River Township Police Department Detective Bureau. The investigation revealed that in March of 2025, an individual in Toms River hired Schlendorf to represent him in connection with a legal matter, and that the individual paid Schlendorf approximately $10,000 for his services. The investigation further revealed that Schlendorf misrepresented himself as a licensed attorney. Schlendorf was disbarred in the State of New Jersey in December of 2022.
Schlendorf was taken into custody in Toms River by Detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Economic Crime Squad and Toms River Township Police Department on October 7, 2025. Fue transportado a la cárcel del condado de Ocean, donde actualmente está alojado en espera de una audiencia de detención.
“If anyone else has paid Mr. Schlendorf in connection with legal services after December of 2022, I urge you to contact Detective Jason Putkowski of the Toms River Police Department at 732-349-0150, extensión 1349, o sargento. Lindsay Llauget of the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-929-2027, extension 3462,” Prosecutor Billhimer stated.
Prosecutor Billhimer commends the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Economic Crime Squad and Toms River Township Police Department Detective Bureau for their combined and collective efforts relative to this investigation.
Los cargos mencionados anteriormente son meras acusaciones y se recuerda a la prensa y al público que todos los acusados se presumen inocentes a menos y hasta que se demuestre su culpabilidad más allá de toda duda razonable en un tribunal de justicia..
RPC. 3.6(b)(6).