A San Diego attorney once deemed a local “woman of the year” is apparently on the lam after being hit with several felony charges for allegedly misappropriating hundreds of thousands of dollars from clients.
Kelly DuFord Williams, 36, was charged with a slew of crimes–including grand theft of personal property and forgery of checks, money orders, and travelers’ checks—after allegedly swindling more than $400,000 from at least eight legal clients, according to a criminal complaint obtained by The Daily Beast and filed in San Diego Superior Court. Williams was also hit with an aggravated white-collar crime enhancement.
The San Diego District Attorney’s Office declined to comment, noting that Williams has not been arraigned—and no date has yet been set. A March 20 warrant was filed for William’s arrest, but records from the San Diego Sheriff’s department show she is not in custody. The warrant indicates that when Williams is arrested, her bail will be set at $250,000.
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