(BEDFORD) - An arrest has been made after the launch of an
investigation late last September at the request of the Lawrence County
Prosecutor's Office. Indianapolis Attorney Kenneth Shane Service, 43 of
Indianapolis was arrested Thursday by Indiana State Police Detectives
and charged with theft, a Level 5 felony.
He was transported to the Marion County Jail, where he is waiting to be transported to Lawrence County.
The initial investigation was launched in Lawrence County when PNC Bank
filed complaints with the Department of Adult Protective Services and
the Prosecutor's Office. Those complaints alleged that Service was
acting as a Trust Fund Trustee and that large amounts of fraudulent loss
had appeared in Trust Fund bank accounts that were under his
management.
The actual owners of the Trust Fund accounts were not aware of the theft until notified by ISP Detective Stacy Brown.
According to a Lawrence Superior I Court probable cause affidavit,
Detective Stacy Brown found Service was writing checks payable to
himself, using debit cards to withdraw large sums of money and
purchasing personal items and services, all without the approval of the
Trust Fund Account owners.
Those items included a car, casino trips and major dental surgery and other items.
Detectives believe Service had access to several other Trust Fund accounts throughout Indiana, West Virginia and Florida.
According to Lawyer.com, Service license has been suspended.
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Indianapolis Attorney, Special Needs Trust Fund Trustee Arrested On Lawrence County Theft Warrant
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