Former Oklahoma Attorney Charged With Stealing Client Settlement Money
Former Oklahoma attorney Tuan Anh Khuu, 55, of Houston, was charged by indictment (unsealed Oct. 21, 2024) with nine counts of wire fraud alleging he diverted client settlements. He is presumed innocent.
By Scammers.com Staff · · 1 min read
Published Nov. 6, 2026. Case status is current as of that date.
Settlement checks are supposed to reach the clients who signed the releases. On Oct. 21, 2024, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Oklahoma announced that a federal grand jury indictment had been unsealed charging Tuan Anh Khuu, 55, of Houston, Texas, a former Oklahoma attorney, with nine counts of wire fraud [1].
Important: The charges are allegations. The U.S. Attorney's Office states that the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty [1]. A later news report of a July 2026 sentencing was not used as a source for this article because no matching DOJ sentencing release was verified here.
What the indictment alleges
According to the indictment as summarized by prosecutors [1]:
- Between March 2015 and October 2020, Khuu allegedly defrauded clients out of legal settlement money through law offices including Law Offices of Tuan Khuu & Associates, The Affordable Law Group, and Global Law Group LLC.
- In one alleged example, he settled a car-accident claim for $55,000 without the clients' approval or notice and diverted the funds to business and personal accounts.
- Amid an Oklahoma Bar investigation he resigned pending discipline (approved by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in October 2020); about 22 former clients filed grievances alleging unpaid work and withheld funds.
The person charged
Tuan Anh Khuu, 55, Houston. Former Oklahoma attorney. Indicted on nine counts of wire fraud; presumed innocent [1].
Case status (as of Nov. 6, 2026)
| Defendant | Court | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuan Anh Khuu, 55, Houston | U.S. District Court, W.D. Okla. | Indictment unsealed Oct. 21, 2024 (9 counts wire fraud); presumed innocent | [1] |
An indictment is not a conviction. Statuses can change.
Sources
- U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Oklahoma, "Former Attorney Charged with Stealing Settlement Money from Clients," Oct. 21, 2024. https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdok/pr/former-attorney-charged-stealing-settlement-money-clients
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