A former attorney from Louisville has been sentenced to over three years in federal prison for defrauding estates and their beneficiaries. The sentencing was announced by U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, along with Special Agent in Charge Michael E. Stansbury of the FBI Louisville Field Office and Special Agent in Charge Vince Zehme of the FDIC Office of Inspector General.
James Carol Worthington, aged 59, received a sentence of three years and five months for one count of wire fraud. Following his prison term, he will be subject to three years of supervised release. Court documents revealed that Worthington exploited his position as a trustee to misappropriate more than $585,000 from several estates and their beneficiaries.
In addition to his prison sentence, Worthington has been ordered to pay restitution amounting to $585,028.91 to his victims.
The case was investigated by the FBI and the FDIC-OIG, with Assistant U.S. Attorney David Weiser handling the prosecution.
There is no parole available in the federal system.
