Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Attorney Pleads Guilty To Fraud


{Elkins, West Virginia}…Bellington attorney 43 year old Lisa A. Weese faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine after pleading guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Elkins to defrauding the  West Virginia Public Defender Services. Weese is accused of submitting false voucher reports by mail to the agency from September 2006 to September 2011, receiving more than $159,000 for hours she did not work.