(Brookville, Ind.) – An Indiana attorney is accused of taking money
from trusts intended to help several people with special needs.
Kenneth Shane Service, 45, of Greenwood, was charged in Franklin
County Court last month with Theft (level 5 felony) and two counts of
Theft (level 6 felony).
Service’s law license was suspended in October of 2017, after he was
first charged in Lawrence County with taking money from the special
needs trusts of two residents there.
At the time, Indiana State Police detectives felt that there would be
more victims, many of them special needs individuals for whom Service
set up the trusts, in Indiana and other states.
It appears the hunch was correct. According to a September 17 court
affidavit, Service allegedly stole more than $102,000 from a Brookville
man who was the subject of a guardianship. One transaction for more than
$71,000 was used to cover for money allegedly taken from another trust
Service managed. Two withdrawals from the account by Service added up to
more than $31,000. The three transactions took place between August and
November 2016.
The Brookville victim’s guardian, his brother, was contacted in July
by the ISP Special Investigations Service, Organized Crime and
Corruption Unit. He told investigators none of the three transactions
were authorized by him or his brother.
Service has yet to be brought to jail in Franklin County. A judge has fixed his bail at $10,000.
Service is also facing charges in Delaware County.
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ISP: Attorney Stole More Than $100K From Special Needs Trust
1 comment:
I hope this guy pays for the rest of his miserable life.
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