Former Southern California attorney sentenced for murder of Palm Springs art dealer

A former California lawyer has been sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the 2008 financial murder to confront Palm Springs.

The office of the River County Lawyer announced that David Rehail, 76, was sentenced to July 18 for killing Keleford Lambert, an elderly art and social communication trader.

The 59 -year -old ReproGle during the crime was part of a team of six people targeting Lambert, who was 74 years old, to make financial gains.

Lambert was stabbed to death at his home in Palm Springs on December 5, 2008.

  • David Ripolg, 76, was sentenced to July 18, 2025, on charges of killing Keelford Lambert in 2008, an elderly and visual arts merchant. (Refresh County Lawyer Office)
  • David Ripolg, 76, was sentenced to July 18, 2025, on charges of killing Keelford Lambert in 2008, an elderly and visual arts merchant. (Refresh County Lawyer Office)

RepleGle, who was a licensed lawyer, used his credentials to form the lawyer’s documents, which allowed his partners to transfer more than $ 185,000 from Lambert’s accounts after the killing.

Replicle also tried to filter the victim’s origins, including his home group and art.

In 2010, he was convicted of death, however The ruling has been canceled Because of the misconduct. After the re -trial, in August 2022, a jury led to eight crimes including first -class killing, criminal conspiracy, robbery, major theft, identity theft and forgery. Jurists also found a real claim of killing for financial gains.

The court documents said: “After the re -trial, Replogle submitted multiple requests for a new trial and requested many continuity of the date of issuing the ruling on the objections made by the Office of the Public Prosecutor in the province.” “All these suggestions have been rejected.”

On July 18, 2025, The Supreme Court judge in River County was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of conditional release.

Kaushal Niroula, Daniel Garcia, Miguel Bustamante, Craig McCarthy and Russell Manning – for their role in the scheme.

In September 2022, Nerola, 41, died of a phenomenon murder While he was held in a prison on the banks of the river before his dissatisfaction.

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