He’s a real-life Saul Goodman.
A lawyer from Coral Gables, Fla., is facing charges that he ripped a page from the script of “Breaking Bad” and laundered money as a service to his seedy clients.
Michael Scaglione, 41, was arrested this morning following a sting operation by an undercover FBI agent from New York, who pretended to be a corrupt stock promoter in need of money-laundering services, The Post has learned.
Just like the quirky criminal lawyer character from AMC’s hit series about a science teacher-turned-meth kingpin, Scaglione allegedly tried to get away with it by claiming attorney-client privilege, a source said.
The charges in the case are expected to unsealed today in Brooklyn federal court. Scaglione is accused of laundering over $750,000, which he believed were the profits from the penny-stock scheme.
Scaglione, a partner at Scaglione Law Firm in Coral Gables, was arrested shortly after 10 a.m. this morning in a Miami Beach, Fla., hotel where he met the undercover agent to pick up $500,000 in cash.
A call to Scaglione was not immediately returned for comment.
Despite his shady dealings, Goodman is such a popular character that “Breaking Bad” creator Vince Gilligan is working on a spin-off series centered on the corrupt legal eagle.