The audit found that Gendel overcharged her clients for government recording fees, land survey fees and title insurance fees. She also routinely collected and retained fees that she never incurred for bank and overnight fees in real estate closings.
The audit was ordered after Gendel allegedly blurted out during a real estate closing that she had come up with a way to take money from clients, and she was surprised that no one else had thought of it. Gendel allegedly said senior citizen clients could be charged realty transfer fees without the discount to which they were entitled. Then, the lawyer could pay the reduced fee and keep the difference.
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