LOS ANGELES (AP) - An attorney accused of using a credit card scam to pay his way through law school was convicted of federal fraud and conspiracy charges.
Christian Ehlers, 29, of Rancho Palos Verdes, a 2001 graduate of Loyola Law School, was convicted by a jury Tuesday in U.S. District Court of one count of conspiracy, eight counts of using false names in a scheme to defraud, 11 counts of unauthorized use of credit cards and one count of wire fraud.
American Express, Citibank, Discover Card, First USA, Household Bank and Provider Bank lost $1.2 million in the scam, according to trial testimony.
Now Ehlers faces up to 175 years in prison, and disbarment. Details here from the AP via the Modesto Bee. (via SoCalLawBlog)