Embezzler Accused of Defrauding Another South Carolina Company
Jerry Wells is accused of embezzling from another company while out on bond pending his surrender to federal prison. Wells was the CFO of Doctors Care medical clinics from 1995 until he was caught in 2008. The State of Columbia reported that Wells had been hired to get the company our of bankruptcy. Now it appears another $40,000.00 has been embezzled from an unknown company. With this new information Wells is in for a rude awakening at his sentencing hearing. His previous agreement of 6 1/2 years will be down off the table. Under the United States Sentencing Guidelines, a federal judge may review his relevant conduct at sentencing. In this case a good federal defense lawyer will have to work overtime to avoid a massive increase in prison time.
Embezzlement is a white collar crime, and as such carries less severe periods of incarceration than gun and drug related crimes. The actual time of incarceration is based in large part on the actual and the intended amount of monetary loss that can be attributed to a particular defendant. One thing is certain, the probation officer interviewing the defendant will add as much loss as possible to the Presentence Investigation Report. It is the defense lawyer who must get the loss amount down to a low number at sentencing. Our federal defense lawyer is experienced in objecting to loss amounts and argue actual loss v. intended loss at a federal sentencing.
Our Charleston Criminal Lawyers are experienced in federal court. A good charleston lawyer will be important in your representation.
