Kevin Creed.Bristol Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Stealing $1.4M From Veterans
A Bristol-based attorney who founded a nonprofit aimed at helping veterans and their families has pleaded guilty to wire fraud in relation to a scheme in which he stole about $1.4 million, authorities said.
August 29, 2019 at 04:43 PM
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A 67-year-old attorney pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to stealing about $1.4 million from a charity he founded and ran, purportedly to help military veterans and their families.
Kevin Creed. a Litchfield resident who operates the Bristol-based Creed Law Firm LLC, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty in front of U.S. District Judge Janet Hall in New Haven. Creed pleaded guilty to wire fraud related to the scheme and was released on a $100,000 bond pending a Nov. 20 sentencing date. He faces a maximum of 20 years in prison.
Creed's attorney, New Haven solo practitioner Michael Moscowitz, did not respond to a request for comment Thursday. Creed's firm specializes in personal injury, workers' compensation, criminal and civil rights cases.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Creed established a charity called Friends of Fisher House Connecticut in 2010. The national Fisher House Foundation builds homes on the grounds of military and Veterans Affairs medical centers for patients and families undergoing treatment. Friends of Fisher House Connecticut's goal, a government complaint states, was to raise funds to build and support a Fisher House in West Haven.
Authorities said Creed solicited donations for Friends of Fisher House from corporations and individuals at fairs, carnivals and supermarkets, holding fundraisers, including a Bristol half-marathon and a 10-kilometer foot race.
The government said Friends of Fisher House Connecticut made a $1 million donation in 2015 to assist with the financing of the construction of Fisher House West Haven, but Creed used his position as founder to take about $1.4 million for personal and law firm expenses.
The matter is being investigated the Federal Bureau of Investigation, who are the lead investigators. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael McGarry is prosecuting the case.
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