Ex-Sen. Hottinger’s law license suspended 18 months

05/19/2007

He has admitted misappropriating client funds to make mortgage payments and has repaid the money. "I made a serious mistake and I accept the consequences," he said.


By Conrad Defiebre,
Star Tribune
Last update: May 18, 2007


Former Senate Majority Leader John Hottinger will be suspended from practicing law for at least 18 months as a penalty for misappropriating funds from a client account, the state Supreme Court has ruled.

Hottinger, 61, a DFLer who represented the Mankato-St. Peter area, served 16 years in the Legislature through the end of 2006, when he did not seek reelection.


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