Former Howland insurance agent sentenced for stealing from clients
Posted: Nov 13, 2014 1:25 AM
Updated: Nov 19, 2014 3:19 AM
WARREN, Ohio -A former Howland Township insurance agent will not spend time in prison for stealing more that $52,000 from his clients.In July, 57 year old Timothy Mulvey pleaded guilty to grand theft for failing to forward premium payments from clients of his Mulvey Insurance Agency to the insurance companies. Instead, he kept the money for personal use.On Wednesday, Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas Judge Wyatt McKay suspended a 17 month prison sentence, and instead placed Mulvey on probation for five years, and ordered that he participate in the Warren Alternative Sentencing Program for sixty days. Mulvey must also make restitution of $52,325.46 to his clients.Mulvey surrendered his Ohio insurance agent and the Mulvey Insurance Agency licenses in April 2013.