TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A former Toledo, Ohio, lawyer who made up a story about being kidnapped after a client accused her of stealing his money has admitted she took $624,000 from about two dozen people.
Karyn McConnell Hancock pleaded guilty to aggravated theft on Monday. She's a former city councilwoman and a daughter of a judge. The 38-year-old will face a maximum of eight years in prison when she is sentenced next year.
W. Colo. wildfire
About 400 firefighters and five helicopters are battling an eight-square-mile wildfire, near the Utah border.
NATO kills senior al-Qaida
NATO force in Afghanistan killed al-Qaida's second-highest leader in the country in an airstrike.
Syria dead executed
Most of the 108 victims of a chilling massacre in Syria last week were shot at close range, including children.
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