A lawyer embezzled tens of thousands from Kansas couple -- now they may lose their home
When Roger and Marcia Altis family business didnt quite work out as planned especially after Rogers first heart attack they decided to file for bankruptcy.
Medical and other bills had piled up. The Internal Revenue Service came calling, demanding tax money.
So the Eureka couple hired a Wichita attorney who they thought would help shepherd them through the financial mess.
Instead, that attorney, Christopher OBrien, made it worse by stealing money meant to pay down the Altises debt.
OBrien, 69, last month pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement in the case and agreed to pay nearly three-quarters of a million dollars in restitution to the Altises and two other clients who accused him of thievery. Hes set for sentencing at the federal courthouse in Wichita on June 3, according to court records.
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