Source: Office of United States Attorneys
Louisville, KY – A former local attorney was sentenced yesterday to 3 years and 5 months in federal prison for illegally defrauding several estates and their beneficiaries.
U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent in Charge Michael E. Stansbury of the FBI Louisville Field Office, and Special Agent in Charge Vince Zehme of the FDIC Office of Inspector General made the announcement.
According to court documents, James Carol Worthington, 59, was sentenced to 3 years and 5 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for one count of wire fraud. Worthington used his role as a trustee to defraud several estates and their beneficiaries of over $585,000.
Worthington was also ordered to pay restitution to numerous victims in the total amount of $585,028.91.
There is no parole in the federal system.
This case was investigated by the FBI and the FDIC-OIG.
Assistant U.S. Attorney David Weiser prosecuted the case.
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