ST. LOUIS • A local attorney was charged in federal court here Thursday with mail fraud for allegedly keeping insurance money that was owed to his clients.
According to the three-count indictment, Stephen B. Evans, 45, of St. Louis, illegally collected between $70,000 and $120,000 from 2007 to 2012 that had been awarded by insurance companies to his clients on lawsuits, instead of just taking the contingent fee he was owed.
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At least two of the charges appear to stem from an investigation by the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel, which this year recommended Evans license be suspended based on fraud complaints involving six clients. The state Supreme Court ordered the suspension March 9 and it remains in effect.
Evans was also admonished by the OCDC for failing to comply with its requests for information related to the investigation.
Evans has been licensed in Missouri since 1993, according to court records.
Each count of mail fraud carries up to a 20 year prison sentence.
