Former Philly Prosecutor Who Abused Power In Lover's Quarrel Suspended

A former Philadelphia prosecutor has been suspended by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania after she used the power of her position to get back at a former lover.

Lynn Marietta Nichols, 49, has been suspended from practicing law for 30 months after using her position to help her boyfriend steal a truck and then later attacking him, according to court documents.

Nichols' boyfriend, landscaper Joselyn Herron, had stolen his ex-girlfriend's truck, and Nichols convinced a Philadelphia cop to remove a report of the incident from the National Crime Information Center database in 2012.

But in 2013, when Nichols found out that Herron had another girlfriend, she called Herron's ex-girlfriend and helped her file a new missing vehicle report, officials said.

The ex-girlfriend reported Nichols, who was immediately arrested.

Nichols has already served 29 of the 30 months of her suspension dating back to July of 2014. According to state law, she must reapply in order to be able to practice law again.

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