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Posted: Sep 30, 2016 12:53 PMUpdated: Sep 30, 2016 12:54 PM

Former Attorney Charged With Embezzling

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Ben Nicholas

A Tulsa County probate attorney has made his initial appearance  in U.S. District Court on charges for embezzling $587,000 from probate estate accounts that he controlled.
38-year-old Christopher Ivor Mansfield was charged with one count each of bank fraud and money laundering. At the time of the alleged crimes, Mansfield was a licensed attorney in the State of Oklahoma who was court-appointed in probate cases. He served as a personal representative in probate cases and was responsible for overseeing the financial affairs of multiple probate estates.
According to court documents, it is alleged that, from August 2012 to October 2015, Mansfield knowingly executed and attempted to execute a scheme to obtain money or property entrusted to the Bank of Oklahoma by means of fraudulent pretenses. It is also alleged that Mansfield fraudulently diverted estate assets from various estate accounts using unauthorized checks made payable to himself; unauthorized transfers of funds from the estates; and the unauthorized depositing of checks into his business and personal accounts. Mansfield used the stolen money on personal expenses, mainly American Express credit card purchases and to support his drug habit.
At the time of sentencing, Mansfield will face a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine for the bank fraud charge and a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for the unlawful monetary transaction charge. In addition, he will face a restitution order and a criminal forfeiture money judgment in the amount of $587,030.
The case is being investigated by the IRS-Criminal Investigation and the FBI.
 


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