- A disbarred Northern Kentucky attorney is facing new felony charges for allegedly defrauding clients.
- Patrick Moeves is accused of writing fraudulent settlement checks and stealing money for legal work he never did.
- Moeves was previously convicted and disbarred for similar crimes, including stealing from clients.
- The law firm where he worked as a researcher said he was fired after the allegations came to light.
A disbarred Northern Kentucky attorney who previously served prison time for stealing from clients is again facing felony charges, this time over allegations that he used a law firm’s resources to give clients fraudulent settlement checks and collect money for legal work that was never completed.
Patrick Moeves, 57, is charged with theft by deception, criminal possession of a forged instrument and unauthorized practice of law as part of an indictment filed last month in Kenton County Circuit Court.
He’s accused of handing out fraudulent checks for hundreds of thousands of dollars for settlements that didn’t exist, and stealing from women who sought legal assistance from Drake Law for lawsuits they intended to file against the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services.
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