![]() ![]() ![]() Prosecutors contend there are two sides to the man once beloved in the legal community. ![]() Witnesses and attorneys describe him as a kind professional who made a mistake. McCormick pleaded guilty to one embezzlement charge and struck a deal on four others. Instead he lived in a shelter until he was arrested in Phoenix last year. *SBI*/ officials testified McCormick never left the country. When a creditor tried to confront McCormick, he ducked out the back door of his/*Chapel Hill*/ office, deposited thousands into his children's bank accounts and disappeared. "For all the good he may have done, he is a selfish, arrogant individual who believes he can just steal from people," Orange Count D.A. Prosecutors say McCormick's life unraveled long before he embezzled from his clients. His attorneys say an abusive childhood, the death of his parents and overwhelming debt caused him to snap. McCormick apologized before starting a 10- to 14-year prison sentence. Witnesses say the attorney was homeless and living out of a backpack. He says drugs, depression and deep debt led to his downfall. Thursday /*John McCormick*/ pleaded guilty to embezzling one million dollars from his friends and clients. ![]()
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