Indiana lawyer pleads guilty in estate misappropriation case

ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) - A suspended Indiana attorney has pleaded guilty in connection with the alleged misappropriation of funds from six estates totaling more than $700,000.

Stephen Schuyler was awaiting trial in Madison County Circuit Court in Anderson and The Herald Bulletin reports (http://bit.ly/2rM8AZD ) he entered the pleas Thursday to 15 felony counts, including theft. Sentencing is scheduled for June 22.

Authorities say a check he wrote to East Lynn Christian Church in 2015 for more than $78,000 bounced. The church was named as an estate's beneficiary. Later that year, Schuyler was removed from more than 130 cases in which he had a fiduciary interest in estates and guardianships.

The Indiana Supreme Court had indefinitely suspended Schuyler's law license because he didn't cooperate in the investigation of complaints filed against him.

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Information from: The Herald Bulletin, http://www.theheraldbulletin.com