Attorney Samuel Osei of British Columbia, CAN; scamming loser

The Law Society of British Columbia presentedSamuel Kwadwo Ansong Osei with a law license in 2014 after he graduated from the University of Ottawa School of Law.

The Hearing Committee for the Law Society of British Colombia found Sammy guilty of engaging in the following misconduct.

• Used his trust account to receive and disburse some or all of $2,147,311.92, as set out in Schedule “A”
• Failed to provide substantial or any legal services
• Failed to make reasonable inquiries about the circumstances
• Failed to inquire about the subject matter and objectives of his retainer
• Failed to inquire about the source of funds he received
• Failed to state the reason for the payment of the funds to or through his trust account
• Failed to obtain, record, and verify the client’s identification information, contrary to one or more of Law Society Rules
• Engaged in activity that you knew or ought to have known could assist or encourage in dishonesty, crime, or fraud, contrary to the Code of Professional Conduct
• Improperly entered into a monthly flat-fee legal services agreement with the client
• Failed to obtain, record, and verify the client’s identification information, contrary to one or more of Law Society Rules
• Disbursed funds from his trust account in circumstances where you had not taken reasonable steps to verify the identity of the client
• Made representations to various “investment firms” to the effect that money he was paying to them on behalf of a client belonged to C Ltd. and the client, when you had not made sufficient inquiries to determine whether such representations were true
• Facilitated a suspicious transaction between MP and AC, when, at the request of your client, you witnessed the exchange of $210,000 in cash and later accepted a bank draft in the amount of $200,000, which you deposited and disbursed from your trust account

As a direct result of his misconduct, the cheerleaders for Attorney Misfits sitting on the sitting on the Hearing Committee punished Sammy by gifting him with a complimentary reprimand.

As we speak (ca. February 2023), Sammy practices his so-called brand of law with the Samuel Osei Law Corporation at 422 Richards Street in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.