Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) State Crime News
OKLAHOMA CITY – A federal grand jury Indictment has been unsealed, charging TUAN ANH KHUU, 55, of Houston, Texas, with nine counts of wire fraud.
Khuu is a former attorney and former member of the Oklahoma Bar Association (OBA), who owned and operated several law offices in Oklahoma and Texas, including Law Offices of Tuan Khuu & Associates, Khuu & Associates, The Affordable Law Group, and Global Law Group LLC. According to the Indictment, between March 2015 and October 2020, Khuu knowingly executed a scheme in which he defrauded his clients out of legal settlement money. In one instance alleged in the Indictment, in September 2018, Khuu represented an Oklahoma City couple after their son died in a car accident. Khuu and his agents reached an agreement with an insurance company to settle the claim for the car accident for $55,000. However, Khuu’s clients did not approve of the settlement, were not notified of the settlement, and were not paid any of the settlement funds. Through a series of transfers, Khuu and his agents instead diverted the settlement funds to Khuu’s business bank account and Khuu’s personal bank account for his own benefit.
In July 2020, amidst an ongoing OBA investigation into allegations of professional misconduct, Khuu submitted an application to resign from the OBA pending disciplinary proceedings, which was approved by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in October 2020. As alleged in the Indictment, approximately 22 of Khuu’s former clients submitted grievances to the OBA, alleging monetary loss due to Khuu’s failure to perform promised services after payment of fees and failure to pay over funds on behalf of clients.
If found guilty, Khuu faces up to 20 years in federal prison and $250,000 in fines for each count of wire fraud. The public is reminded these charges are merely allegations, and that the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
This case is the result of an investigation by the FBI Oklahoma City Field Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jackson Eldridge is prosecuting the case.
Reference is made to public filings for additional information.