A Massachusetts attorney working as a bookkeeper for three different companies was arrested and charged with embezzling around $2.5 million from the companies.

David Smerling was arrested Tuesday on a charge of wire fraud after allegedly embezzling at least $2.5 million from three ...

Confronted over the scheme, the 74-year-old Lexington attorney gave varied excuses, including that he had “an addiction to ...

An attorney working as a bookkeeper for three Massachusetts companies has been arrested and charged with embezzling at least $2.5 million from the companies, the U.S. Attorney said Wednesday.

In a statement, US Attorney Joshua S. Levy’s office said Smerling allegedly stole from three companies between 2016 and 2020 by transferring funds from company accounts to accounts in his name.

A Lexington attorney who served as bookkeeper for three companies is charged with funneling at least $2.5 million from their accounts into his pockets, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday. David ...

David Smerling, a 74-year-old Lexington lawyer, has been charged with wire fraud for embezzling over $2.5 million. Authorities allege he funneled money from three companies he was hired to manage ...