A former lawyer is facing multiple criminal charges after he was accused of stealing more than $500,000 from an elderly client who was suffering from dementia.
Prosecutors with the Southern District of Ohio say Mark Thomas, 61, of St. Clairsville, could face up to 20 years in prison if he’s convicted on four counts of mail fraud.
A news release from the prosecutor’s office says that court documents show that Thomas stole the money from his client from 2012 through August 2019 while serving as her power of attorney. Thomas took the money without the woman’s knowledge or permission and used it for his own benefit, authorities say.
Read more at https://www.cleveland.com/crime/2021/10/ohio-ex-lawyer-accused-of-stealing-over-500000-from-elderly-client.html
