|
|
Article: Machias man gets year in jail for illegal checks
- Article from:
- Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME
- Article date:
- November 2, 2009
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright 2009 Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
MACHIAS - Anthony Merchant, 49, of Machias, who pleaded guilty to
illegally signing more than $22,000 worth of checks for a co-
conspirator at Smith's Lobster Co. in Jonesport last year, was
sentenced Friday in Washington County Superior Court to four years
in prison, with all but 12 months suspended.
Merchant admitted to writing $22,507 in illegal checks for a
fellow co-worker, Joseph Doherty, whose case is still pending, while
both worked for the lobster company.
Merchant's attorney, Jeffrey Davidson of East Machias, said that
Merchant was in desperate financial straits after a 2008 divorce in
which his ex-wife was awarded his lobster fishing boat. He was
destitute, had no job, and was ...