By Shayna Jacobs
DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
MANHATTAN — Kenneth Starr, the disgraced celebrity financial advisor who spent Memorial Day weekend behind bars, is expected in court Tuesday to face civil charges brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The 66-year-old accused swindler was arrested Thursday morning when federal agents found him hiding in a coat closet at his 433 East 74th Street condo, a luxury property authorities said was purchased with money Starr stole from clients.
He'd been indicted on multiple fraud counts for allegedly scamming at least seven high-profile clients, including Uma Thurman and Jacob Arabov, a well-known Manhattan jeweler, out of more than $30 million.
He was also sued by the SEC, which immediately sought a court order to freeze his assets, on similar grounds in civil court.
"[Starr] stole from clients who they trusted personally they stole from clients who had trusted them for years," said George Canellos, the regional director of the SEC's New York office at a press conference last week.
"We do not know the full dimensions of the problem," he added.
Starr's scheduled appearance Tuesday — a hearing to discuss freezing his accounts and cash flow into his companies — will be the first time he's in court on the SEC case.
His criminal lawyer could also file an appeal this week to have Starr released on bail under certain restrictions.
