Two Italian women have been accused of fraud because one of them pretended to be the other one – in court.
(Note: The photo is not of those sisters, whose last names were not used in the story. The photo is from "The Patty Duke Show," which was about twin cousins.)
One sister, Gabriella, is an attorney and part-time judge. When her judgeship conflicted with her court schedule, she sent her twin sister, Patrizia, to fill in for her.
Two problems: first, Patrizia would tell clients and colleagues that she was Gabriella. Second, Patrizia isn't a lawyer.
Actually, there's a third problem, which is that Gabriella would bill clients for her time even though she wasn't actually, you know, there. But that happens all the time, right? (OK, bad bad bad lawyer joke, sorry.)
For no reason other than the fact that this story made the song pop into my head, here is the intro for "The Patty Duke Show." ("But they're sisters / Identical sisters, each a star. / One pair of matching bookends / But only one of them passed the bar…")
Source: rte
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