MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Timothy Mark Sirk, an attorney who lives in Keyser, West Virginia, was sentenced today to three years of probation for a fraud charge, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
Sirk, 63, pleaded guilty in April 2021 to one count of “Wire Fraud." Sirk, a court-appointed attorney in Mineral County, admitted to submitting at least 33 fraudulent pay vouchers for his alleged public defender legal services. He also admitted to forging the signature of a Circuit Court Judge when submitting these vouchers. The crime occurred from December 2016 to June 2018 in Mineral County.
Sirk was also ordered to pay $34,773.68 in restitution.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Omps-Botteicher prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The West Virginia State Police investigated.
Chief U.S. District Judge Gina M. Groh presided.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
