RIVERSIDE (CNS) - A disbarred Riverside County attorney who stole
money from clients and a nonprofit organization was on felony probation today
for schemes uncovered while he was serving as trustee of an estate.Edward John Nowakoski, 69, of Temecula pleaded guilty Friday to two
counts of grand theft under a plea agreement with the District Attorney's
Office. In exchange for his admissions, prosecutors dropped four related
counts.Superior Court Judge William Lebov at the Riverside Hall of Justice
imposed the sentence stipulated by the prosecution and defense -- three years
felony probation. The judge also ordered him to pay victim restitution in the
amount of $562,854.Nowakoski was disbarred by the California Bar Association on Sept. 22,
2021, losing all privileges to p
