Lawyers

Woman Charged With Stealing $1 Million From Law Firm Pleads Guilty
Download PDF
1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading...

pleads guilty to stealing from law firm

Photo credit: DuPage County state’s attorney’s office/Handout

Summary: Ex-law firm worker pleads guilty to stealing over $500,000.

A woman accused of stealing $1 million from a law firm in Naperville, Illinois, that employed her pleaded guilty last Friday to taking at least $500,000.

  
What
Where


Le Anna Kelty, 55, left the employment of Freedman, Anselmo, Lindberg, and Rappe — now known as Anselmo, Lindberg and Oliver — after working in the accounting department between 2006 and 2013, when she left their employment. The firm discovered a discrepancy in their finances during a 2014 audit.

Kelty meanwhile had moved on to a flooring company where she also stole money and served a sentence on a Will County embezzlement conviction. She just finished that sentence in December and was indicted by a grand jury for her embezzlement of more than $500,000 from her law firm — a Class 1 felony — rendering her ineligible for probation, DuPage County prosecutors explained.

“After years of stealing from a trusting employer, Le Anna Kelty’s deceit and greed finally caught up with her,” State’s Attorney Robert Berlin said. “Six years and more than $500,000 later, Ms. Kelty is now looking at a significant amount of time behind bars.”

Get JD Journal in Your Mail

Subscribe to our FREE daily news alerts and get the latest updates on the most happening events in the legal, business, and celebrity world. You also get your daily dose of humor and entertainment!!




Though letters written to DuPage County judges for Kelty claim she stole the money to pay for her husband’s medical bills, the government alleged in court documents that she instead embezzled money to pay for a $24,000 Harley-Davidson motorcycle, a $40,000 boat and $55,000 pickup truck, which all were seized in a forfeiture proceeding.

Kelty used a dummy corporation to send checks from the firm and transferred the funds into her private accounts.



She is expected to face between four to 15 years in prison when she is sentenced in February for the felony charge, a much more substantial sentence than she received for stealing from the flooring company.

Source: Chicago Tribune



 

RELEVANT JOBS

Associate / Counsel: Full Time – Experienced – Full Remote

USA-PA-King of Prussia

ROBSON & ROBSON P.C. seeks a litigator with more than 10 years’ experience to handle a variety...

Apply now

Corporate Counsel

USA-SC-Greenville

Summary: In this role, you will conduct legal research, provide analysis, and advise the business...

Apply now

Legal Runner/Personal Assistant

USA-NV-Las Vegas

Established Personal Injury Law Firm seeks a Legal Runner/Personal Assistant. It is a requirement...

Apply now

Illinois Attorney General - Deputy Bureau Chief - Workplace Rights

USA-IL-Chicago

Title:   Deputy Bureau Chief Division: Public Interest Bureau: Workpla...

Apply now

BCG FEATURED JOB

Locations:

Keyword:



Search Now

Education Law Attorney

USA-CA-El Segundo

El Segundo office of a BCG Attorney Search Top Ranked Law Firm seeks an education law attorney with ...

Apply Now

Education Law Attorney

USA-CA-Carlsbad

Carlsbad office of a BCG Attorney Search Top Ranked Law Firm seeks an education law attorney with 4-...

Apply Now

Education Law and Public Entity Attorney

USA-CA-El Segundo

El Segundo office of a BCG Attorney Search Top Ranked Law Firm seeks an education law and public ent...

Apply Now

Most Popular

SEARCH IN ARCHIVE

To Top