Thursday's sentencing hearing in federal court in Danville put a punctuation mark on the bleak account of Collinsville lawyer Jimmie Ray Lawson II's financial collapse.
In more than 70 instances,
according to court
filings and attorney's statements, Lawson acted as the
closing
agent on home refinancings,
then helped himself to the money
instead of paying off the first mortgage.
[The article goes on to tell how Lawson squandered the
money he stole]
For the actual Roanoke Times newspaper
story,
Click here
to see the JPEg.
