by Alex Lloyd Gross
Disgraced Newtown attorney Andrew C. Neville, has just been arrested for allegedly stealing more than $156,000 from clients who entrusted him to look after their affairs and fiduciary interests. Neville has been suspended from the practice of law, prior to his arrest.
According to authorities, he was entrusted help an executrix manage an estate. The investigation began on Oct. 2, 2025, after a resident reported suspected theft from the estate of her late mother. Neville had been hired in October 2024 to provide legal services for the estate. At the time of the retainer, the victim’s daughter and executrix was 67 years old.
After consolidating the estate’s funds into an account at the First National Bank & Trust Company of Newtown, Neville made 46 unauthorized withdrawals and transfers between January and May 2025, stealing a total of $113,150. He used some of the money to pay rent for both his law firm and residence, he told investigators..
During the investigation, it was learned that Neville allegedly fleeced a 76 year old man , who had signed a General Durable Power of Attorney naming Neville as his agent in March 2024. Neville added himself to the victim’s Santander Bank account and carried out 26 unauthorized transactions totaling $43,631.78 between July 2024 and May 2025. By June 2025, the victim’s account had been drained to a balance of $26.21.
Neville was called by police in for an interview and allegedly admitted to stealing the money. The funds were used to pay personal bills for Neville including rent for his law firm and personal residence, in Pennsauken NJ.
Neville also claimed to have an addiction to online gambling . None of the money has been returned. Meanwhile he is sitting in the Bucks County Prison under $250,000 bail. Neville is charged with financial exploitation of an older adult or care-dependent person, identity theft, theft by unlawful taking, theft by deception, theft by failure to make required disposition of funds, forgery, and receiving stolen property.