McConnell Hancock Released

I wonder how much she had to pay back? That was nice of that judge reducing her sentence:)

Her wages should be garnished until every penny is paid back to those she stole from.

90% paid back according to reports. Originally $500K

She didn't repay 90% the State did. (read us)She purportedly will pay the State back and watch how far that goes. (good luck to us) This is a slap in the face to all the hard working people who play the game straight and listen to her say at her early release hearing that there were times during the 19 months when she didn't know if she could make it. Well guess what sweetheart, that emotion is nothing new to a great many people who don't make the choices you did. Tom Noe was convicted of crimes where the State actually Made money. I would imagine about now he's sorry he didn't chop off his gonads, put on a skirt, apply some black shoe polish and he would be out walking free too.It's a travesty that the local judicial system used a visiting judge, retired, who has nothing to lose by his lack of wisdom except his self respect.

The IRS should pursue charges against her, since she didn't report any of that $624,000 income (over a period of 6 years) on her tax returns.

Tom Noe went to trial, denied everything, and lost. His choose his route. McConnell-Hancock plead guilty, admitted wrongdoing, paid some restitution up-front, and received her sentence. She choose a different route.

By the way, Noe had a chance to plead guilty to about 7 or 8 years, but his high-priced Columbus lawyers insisted they could win at trial. He could have served 5 years and been released early, much like McConnell-Hancock.

Sorry, chose, not choose.

Which weighs more? Five pounds of bricks or five pounds of cotton? The scales of justice had a finger on it.

Also, Noe stole something like 13 million, and Hancock took 1/26 of that. Put that on your scale.

Do you think that her dad being a judge had anything to do with her early release?

^ yes.

She was released because she is the sole support of her child. What happened to daddy, the "so-called" Bishop?

Eligible offenders get released early quite often. Her father being a judge likely worked to her detriment, if anything.

Is he up for re-election soon?

She didn't repay 90% the State did. (read us)

Wrong. Her clients were reimbursed by the Client's Security Fund, which is funded by the license fees attorneys pay to the State of Ohio and interest on our IOLTA accounts (trust accounts). Of course, taxpayers did have to pick up her room and board for the 19 months she was in the can.

http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/Boards/clientSecurity/faq/

So if Ace is correct then crime really does pay. SHE didn't pay it back so she got 19 months for $624000.00. That works out to $32,842.11 per month. Pretty good.

.........$624,000 without having to pay any city, state or federal income taxes.

Is Karyn now considered a convicted felon ?

Will she be able to get a license to practice law in Ohio or perhaps another state ?

I wouldn't be surprised to see her RUN-OFF to Florida. That's where a lot of people seem to go, to re-start their lives.

People like:

1. Ray Kest
2. Tom & Bernadette Noe
3. John Ulmer

I still wonder how her husband got off without being accused. Like how does a husband not notice 660,000 dollars extra in the family budget? Hilarious

Well, hockeyfan, how did Bernadette Noe not get charged? How did she not notice an extra $13 million in the family budget?

So if Ace is correct then crime really does pay. SHE didn't pay it back so she got 19 months for $624000.00. That works out to $32,842.11 per month. Pretty good.

Uh, she does have to pay the money back to the Client's Security Fund. Whether she will or not is another story. I'm not a fan of Hancock, but judicial release is a good idea, even if only to get her working and paying that money back.

http://toledoblade.com/article/20100826/NEWS02/8250395

Did she lose her license to practice law? Without it, I doubt she'll ever be able to pay off any significant amount of that money.

She resigned her license to practice law before she was convicted. I don't think she can get it back.

Disbarment in Ohio is permanent.

Yeah but by resigning before the state nailed her-can she be readmitted?

"Uh, she does have to pay the money back to the Client's Security Fund. Whether she will or not is another story"

So what if she doesn't pay it back. will she go back to jail or will it just be forgotton?

Resignation, like disbarment, is permanent. If it was an old guy who decided resigning was a mistake, he would have to retake the bar exam and jump through all the hoops you do to get admitted in the first place. When you resign with disciplinary action pending, there was probably an agreement that she would not apply for readmission. Even if she didn't agree to not reapply, she would never get past the background check.

I'd say the punishment fit the crime. Now we'd only have to keep track of the matter, if her criminal record became purged or expunged or whatever it's called.