Portland lawyer jailed after stealing $3.8M to pay for safaris, cigars and ... trends now

Portland lawyer jailed after stealing $3.8M to pay for safaris, cigars and ... trends now
Portland lawyer jailed after stealing $3.8M to pay for safaris, cigars and ... trends now

Portland lawyer jailed after stealing $3.8M to pay for safaris, cigars and ... trends now

A Portland lawyer has been sentenced to eight years in prison for defrauding clients out of $3.8million to fund her extravagant tastes - including stays at a Palm Springs nudist resort, an African safari, and $220,000 worth of cigars.

She also splashed out $35,000 on taxidermy - resulting from the big game hunting trips. 

Lori E. Deveny, 57, was also ordered to pay $4.5million in restitution to her 135 victims, after she pocketed their insurance payouts, leaving many of them destitute and unable to pay for medical expenses. 

She was convicted on Monday of mail, bank, and wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, money laundering, and filing a false tax return between May 2019 and April 2011. 

Deveny practiced as an injury lawyer, and won millions in payouts for clients who had been in car accidents or suffered other serious injuries. The money she won was meant to provide for their healthcare treatment.  

Lori E. Deveny, 57, was also ordered to pay $4.5million in restitution to her 135 victims, after leaving many destitute and unable to pay for medical expenses

Lori E. Deveny, 57, was also ordered to pay $4.5million in restitution to her 135 victims, after leaving many destitute and unable to pay for medical expenses 

In total, she stole $3.8million in insurance proceeds to 'bankroll a lavish lifestyle,' including $173,000 for an African safari, $50,000 for a Cadillac, and more

In total, she stole $3.8million in insurance proceeds to 'bankroll a lavish lifestyle,' including $173,000 for an African safari, $50,000 for a Cadillac, and more

In total, she stole $3.8million in insurance proceeds to 'bankroll a lavish lifestyle' - which included spending $173,000 on an African safari, $60,000 on trips to the Desert Sun nudist resort in Palm Springs, and $50,000 for a Cadillac, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). 

She spent $150,000 in total on domestic and foreign airline tickets, $58,000 on pet boarding and veterinary costs, $125,000 on home renovations, and $195,000 on mortgage payments.  

'It’s hard to overstate the extraordinary impact Ms. Deveny’s crimes had on the many innocent and vulnerable victims who trusted her,' Ethan Knight, Chief of the Economic Crimes Unit for the US Attorney’s Office, said in a statement. 

Kieran L. Ramsey, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Portland Field Office, said: 'Ms. Deveny brazenly stole money that should have gone to pay for health care for her clients for serious injuries and ailments. Instead, that money funded things like big game hunting trips to Africa and home remodeling.

'She took advantage of people who were physically and emotionally hurting by forging insurance checks, stealing the funds and lying to her clients about the payouts.' 

One of her clients, who was not named, wrote in their victim impact statement said she was 'referred to Ms. Deveny following a car accident' and the lawyer advised her that she would 'deal with everything.' 

'I was

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