Disbarred Lothian Attorney Sent to Prison for $841K Theft Scheme

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LOTHIAN, MD — A disbarred lawyer from Lothian who reportedly created six aliases to hide about $841,000 bilked from clients was sentenced to prison Tuesday.

A federal judge sentenced former attorney Saundra Lucille White, also known as Lucille Parrish-White and six variations of those names, 57, of Lothian, to 11 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.

Last year White was convicted of mail fraud, wire fraud, money laundering, and aggravated identity theft in connection with a scheme to defraud clients of $841,908. White is also required to repay all the money taken, and to forfeit property and several vehicles.

According to the evidence presented at White’s trial, in March 2010, she agreed to assist an unnamed victim obtain guardianship for a relative who had been incapacitated by a stroke and later died.

White was disbarred from practicing law in the District of Columbia and Maryland in 2011, but she didn’t tell the victim, authorities said.

According to trial evidence, from March 2010 through May 2013, White created fake tax notices that purported to be from the Internal Revenue Service, and demanded payment of taxes owed by relatives of the deceased family member. The notices required that payments be sent to Intel Realty Financial Services at a mailbox in Annapolis controlled by White.

Federal authorities say White ultimately deposited a total of $750,000 in bank accounts she controlled, and used some of the money to purchase luxury items, including a $20,500 check used as a down payment for a 2011 Volvo C70 convertible. White also obtained debit cards in a victim’s name and tried to obtain a Maryland driver’s license in a victim’s name, but bearing White’s photograph.