Lexington attorney David Smerling, 74, faces charges of embezzling $2.5 million from companies, involving wire fraud and ...

An attorney working as a bookkeeper for three Massachusetts companies has been indicted by a federal grand jury for ...

A Lexington attorney claimed an “addiction to prostitutes” was to blame when he was accused of embezzling at least $2.5 million from three companies for which he served as a bookkeeper, according to ...

David Smerling, 74, of Lexington, was charged by complaint with wire fraud. He was arrested Tuesday and released on conditions, Acting U.S. Attorney Josh Levy said in a statement. According to ...

A Lexington attorney was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly embezzled at least $2.5 million from three Massachusetts companies where he worked as a bookkeeper, according to court documents.

A Massachusetts attorney working as a bookkeeper for three different companies was arrested and charged with embezzling around $2.5 million from the companies.

David Smerling, 74, was arrested Tuesday on a single count of wire fraud and made an initial appearance in federal court in Boston that afternoon. He did not enter a plea and was released on ...