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Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 12:27 pm Post subject: Local Attorney Indicted, 11-26-2007 |
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For Immediate Release…. November 26, 2007
“Local Attorney Indicted”
Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones announces that on Wednesday, November 21, 2007, the Butler County Grand Jury returned 30 Indictments against local attorney, Karan M. Horan, age 44 of West Chester, Ohio. The Butler County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation in early October of this year after receiving a complaint of alleged discrepancies in payroll documents submitted to the courts by court appointed attorneys.
This investigation revealed Ms. Horan as the suspect and she was subsequently indicted by the Butler County Grand Jury for 28 counts of Tampering with Records (Felony 3), one count of Grand Theft (Felony 4) and one count of Forgery (Felony 4). She is alleged to have submitted the payroll paperwork in name(s) other than her own. Investigators are continuing to search for her to serve her with the indictments but she remains at large as of the issuance of this news release. If anyone has any information on her whereabouts, please contact the Butler County Sheriff’s Office at (513)785-1300 or 9-1-1.
Prepared by: Sgt. Melina Smith
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