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Michael Scaglione/Lawyer busted

Legal trouble? Better not call Saul - Lawyer busted in 'Breaking Bad' inspired money-laundering scheme
By KAJA WHITEHOUSE
Last Updated: 1:48 PM, July 10, 2013
Posted: 1:47 PM, July 10, 2013


He’s a real-life Saul Goodman.

A lawyer from Coral Gables, Fla., is facing charges that he ripped a page from the script of “Breaking Bad” and laundered money as a service to his seedy clients.

Michael Scaglione, 41, was arrested this morning following a sting operation by an undercover FBI agent from New York, who pretended to be a corrupt stock promoter in need of money-laundering services, The Post has learned.

Just like the quirky criminal lawyer character from AMC’s hit series about a science teacher-turned-meth kingpin, Scaglione allegedly tried to get away with it by claiming attorney-client privilege, a source said.



The charges in the case are expected to unsealed today in Brooklyn federal court. Scaglione is accused of laundering over $750,000, which he believed were the profits from the penny-stock scheme.

Scaglione, a partner at Scaglione Law Firm in Coral Gables, was arrested shortly after 10 a.m. this morning in a Miami Beach, Fla., hotel where he met the undercover agent to pick up $500,000 in cash.

A call to Scaglione was not immediately returned for comment.

Despite his shady dealings, Goodman is such a popular character that “Breaking Bad” creator Vince Gilligan is working on a spin-off series centered on the corrupt legal eagle.








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