Prosecutors Charge 73-Year-Old Houston Man With Posing as Lawyer for Second Time
Police arrested John B. Kennedy in his North Houston office on felony charges of falsely holding oneself out as an attorney and fraudulent use of identifying information.
August 20, 2018 at 04:40 PM
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A 73-year-old Houston man has been arrested and charged with posing as a lawyer, after Harris County prosecutors allege that he stole the identity of a real attorney, set up a fake law office and scammed dozens of would-be clients out of fees.
Police arrested John B. Kennedy late last week in his North Houston office on felony charges of falsely holding oneself out as an attorney and fraudulent use of identifying information, according to a press release from the Harris County District Attorney's Office.
Prosecutors began investigating Kennedy after the State Bar of Texas contacted the DA's Office to report that a woman alleged she'd paid Kennedy $500 to file a divorce petition on her behalf only to later learn that he'd been previously arrested for prior scams, according to the release.
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