Former Attorney to Serve More Than Three Years in Federal Prison after Stealing Settlement Money from Clients

OKLAHOMA CITY – TUAN ANH KHUU , 57, of Houston, Texas, has been sentenced to serve 41 months in federal prison for wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester. “Khuu used his position as an attorney to steal more than $420,000 from his clients for his own personal use,” said U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester. “His violation of the professional, fiduciary, and trust responsibilities owed to his clients will not be tolerated. I commend the prosecutor and agents for their hard work in bringing justice to the victims of this scheme.” “This sentence holds the defendant accountable for abandoning his ethical responsibilities as an attorney and exploiting the trust of his own clients,” said FBI Oklahoma City Special Agent in Charge Doug Goodwater. “The FBI and our law enforcement partners are committed to protecting Oklahomans and all Americans from fraudsters like Mr. Khuu.” Khuu is a former attorney and former member of the Oklahoma Bar Association (OBA) who owned and operated multiple law firms in Oklahoma and Texas, including Law Offices of Tuan Khuu & Associates, Khuu & Associates, The Affordable Law Group, and Global Law Group LLC. According to public records, from March 2015 through October 2020, Khuu carried out a scheme to defraud clients by misappropriating legal settlement funds. One example alleged in the court records involves an Oklahoma City couple who retained Khuu after their son was killed in a car accident. In September 2018, Khuu and his agents negotiated a $55,000 settlement with the insurance company. The clients neither approved nor were informed of the settlement, and they never received any of the proceeds. Instead, Khuu routed the settlement funds through a series of transactions into his business and personal bank accounts for his own use. In July 2020, while the OBA was investigating allegations of professional misconduct, Khuu applied to resign from the Oklahoma Bar pending disciplinary proceedings. The Oklahoma Supreme Court approved his resignation in October 2020, finding that “resignation pending disciplinary proceedings is tantamount to disbarment.” Court records further allege that approximately 22 former clients filed grievances with the OBA, claiming Khuu accepted fees for legal services he failed to perform and withheld funds owed to clients. On September 5, 2024, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Khuu with nine counts of wire fraud. On August 15, 2025, Khuu pleaded guilty to all charges, admitting that he devised and executed a scheme to defraud clients by diverting settlement funds owed to them into his business and personal bank accounts. At a sentencing hearing on July 23, 2026, U.S. District Judge Timothy D. DeGiusti sentenced Khuu to serve 41 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered him to pay $422,577.09 in restitution. In announcing the sentence, Judge DeGiusti emphasized the importance of ensuring the victims received restitution. This case is the result of an investigation by the FBI Oklahoma City Field Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jackson D. Eldridge prosecuted the case. Reference is made to public filings for additional information.