The Supreme Court of Florida has disbarred a lawyer who is facing serious allegations of theft. 

The Palm Beach Post reported the court's decision last week.

Jason Penrod was one of several individuals, whom the court disciplined, but Penrod's punishment was the most severe.

The outlet reported:

The Florida Supreme Court recently disciplined four attorneys — revoking the license of one, suspending two and reprimanding one. Court orders are not final until the time expires for the disciplined attorney to file a motion for a rehearing.

The details

According to WFLA Tampa, the court's decision to disbar Penrod has to do with a grand theft charge that is actually tied to one of this client's living trusts. The client is 91-year-old Esther Labate.

The outlet reports:

This summer, Labate’s 91-year old mother, Esther, gave his law firm “Family Elder Law” a $4,500 retainer fee to help with her care. Then, the office abruptly closed which, Labate said, impacted the last few weeks of Labate’s mother’s life.

Leticia Labate, the daughter, brought public attention to this situation, which resulted in Penrod returning the money. However, WFLA reports that "others have not been as lucky."

Sheriff Grady Judd has publicly stated that Penrod has "wiped people’s entire economic life off of the books."

It is appearing more and more likely that Penrod's disbarment will be the least of his worries. WFLA, for example, reports:

Records show Penrod penned a letter to the family of a deceased Polk County resident, admitting to gambling away a $1.7 million living trust at the Hard Rock Casino.

The latest

Penrod has been arrested. WFLA reports that he "was arrested in Marion County on one felony count of grand theft, for which he faces up to 30 years in prison."

He is currently sitting in jail on a $500,000 bond, while he waits for his criminal case to come before the courts.

In the meantime, Penrod has riled a petition to have his law license permanently revoked, and Florida's Supreme Court has granted this request. The Post reports:

Jason A. Penrod, disciplinary revocation without leave to reapply for readmission. Admitted to practice in 2003, Penrod tendered a petition for disciplinary revocation based on allegations that he misappropriated funds from a living trust and two trusts in which he was the trustee.

As for why he did all of this, Penrod described himself as a "raging addict" with a "compulsion" in "overdrive."

For the time being, it would appear that he has been shut down.