Purse And Identity Theft Draws Suspension

The web page of the Illinois ARDC has this report on a recent Illinois Supreme Court sanction:

Mr. Haws, who was licensed in 2001, was suspended for two years and until further order of the Court. He pleaded guilty in Iowa to one count of forgery, a felony, and one count of theft, a misdemeanor. While a woman was reading at a public library in Newton, Iowa, Mr. Haws stole her purse and credit cards, and then used the credit cards to make purchases from a Wal-Mart store, including a laptop computer, by forging the woman’s name on credit card receipts. He was suspended on an interim basis on September 24, 2012.

(Mike Frisch)