April 9, 2008 - Former city councilwoman Karyn McConnell-Hancock was sentenced to a three-month - suspended - sentence, followed by two years of probation and a $300 fine for filing a false police report claiming she had been kidnapped.
The attorney was reported missing in early December and turned up three days later outside an amusement park near Atlanta. A week earlier a client sued her for money she obtained in a settlement she did not give him. Her family told "Good Morning America" that she may have been kidnapped because her father is a prominent local judge. The judge appeared on the program with McConnell-Hancock's husband, a pastor.
She later recanted the story and since then at least 10 of her former clients have accused her of stealing money from them.
McConnell-Hancock pleaded guilty to filing a false police report. She also sent a resignation letter to the Ohio Supreme Court, effectively forfeiting her law license.
Her lawyer said there is an ongoing criminal investigation into felony theft and forgery allegations made against his client but that charges have not yet been filed. The attorney did say there are 10 victims and that his client has admitted to forging a name to settlement checks in an amount of up to $130,000.
She might have trouble paying.
Ms. McConnell Hancock owes the Internal Revenue Service $97,524 for unpaid income taxes for the years 2001, 2002, and 2003, according to liens on file with the Lucas County recorder.
The records showed she owed $39,789 for 2001, $43,928 for 2002, and $13,807 for 2003.The IRS filed liens for the 2001 and 2002 tax obligations in August, 2005, and followed up on Sept. 21, 2006, with a lien for the year 2003.Lee Banks, chief deputy Lucas County recorder, said the liens have not been released by the IRS, which indicates that they are still in effect.
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