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Mineral County attorney sentenced for fraud charge

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of West Virginia

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Timothy Mark Sirk, an attorney who lives in Keyser, West Virginia, was sentenced today to three years of probation for a fraud charge, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.

Sirk, 63, pleaded guilty in April 2021 to one count of “Wire Fraud.” Sirk, a court-appointed attorney in Mineral County, admitted to submitting at least 33 fraudulent pay vouchers for his alleged public defender legal services. He also admitted to forging the signature of a Circuit Court Judge when submitting these vouchers. The crime occurred from December 2016 to June 2018 in Mineral County.

Sirk was also ordered to pay $34,773.68 in restitution.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Omps-Botteicher prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The West Virginia State Police investigated.

Chief U.S. District Judge Gina M. Groh presided.

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Updated August 30, 2021
Topic
Financial Fraud
Component
USAO - West Virginia, Northern

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