ST. LOUIS (AP) - A 26-year-old St. Louis paralegal is facing allegations that she defrauded a client.
Federal prosecutors said Thursday that Jillian Nichols of St. Louis convinced the client to pay money on a false claim that it would be paid as a bribe to a prosecutor. She is charged with wire fraud and making false statements to the FBI.
Nichols worked for a St. Louis area law firm. The U.S. Attorney’s office in St. Louis says she left the firm last year but continued to talk with the client about his upcoming criminal case, allegedly telling him that a county prosecutor would offer favorable treatment in exchange for $10,000. Authorities say no such bribe was ever offered.
Nichols does not yet have a listed attorney.
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