ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — A former Virginia attorney who specialized in elder law and estate planning has been sentenced to two years in prison for wire fraud and making false statements, a prosecutor said.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Virginia says in a news release that Cherie Anne Washburn, 45, of Lynchburg used money she fraudulently obtained to buy real estate and make donations to charities that her boss owned to make a favorable impression.

In 2015 and 2016, a senior care management service company referred elderly clients to Washburn to secure legal services. Washburn then entered separate power of attorney agreements, entitling her to compensation and reimbursement for expenses and services, but preventing her from using the personal property for herself.

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