Authorities seize accounts of Raleigh lawyer accused of embezzling
According to a search warrant, investigators asked BB&T Bank for paper and electronic records of accounts in the name Johnny Sherwood Gaskins and Triangle Litigation Support Services, Inc., spanning a course of two and a half years.
Posted — UpdatedAccording to a search warrant, investigators asked BB&T Bank for paper and electronic records of accounts in the name Johnny Sherwood Gaskins and Triangle Litigation Support Services, Inc., spanning a course of two and a half years.
The North Carolina State Bar filed a complaint in June against Gaskins, alleging that he forged the signatures of his clients on a $23,000 settlement check in a 2015 traffic accident and deposited the money in his personal bank account. The complaint alleges that Gaskins never informed the clients of the settlement, instead telling them that it could take up to two years to settle their injury claims.
No criminal charges have been filed in the case, and no date has been set for a State Bar hearing on the matter.
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