Hurricane, W.Va. – In a stunning display of greed, Paul Richard Spurlock, 67, of Hurricane, West Virginia, has been sentenced to eight months in prison for orchestrating a brazen bank fraud scheme that netted him a whopping $106,500.
The scheme, which unfolded between July 8, 2015, and January 22, 2019, saw Spurlock, the former treasurer of the Odd Fellows and Rebekah Home in Elkins, embezzle funds from the fraternal organization’s historic charitable care home. As part of his scheme, Spurlock falsely told his wife, who was acting as the home’s bookkeeper, that the board of directors had approved a loan for their family.
The Odd Fellows Home, which had operated since the early 1900s, provided housing and care for orphans, widows, seniors, and people with disabilities. Spurlock’s betrayal not only financially drained the home but also contributed to its closure in 2022, which was auctioned off due to financial difficulties.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Spurlock caused an unauthorized check for $4,000 from the Odd Fellows Home’s account to be issued to his wife on January 22, 2019, and deposited into their shared Huntington bank account. Furthermore, Spurlock signed at least 33 unauthorized Odd Fellows Home checks made payable to his wife and deposited into their joint account, using an authorized signatory’s signature stamp on each check without his wife’s knowledge.
United States Attorney Will Thompson praised the investigative work of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in bringing Spurlock to justice. “The defendant’s actions were a betrayal of the trust placed in him as treasurer of the Odd Fellows Home,” Thompson said. “We commend the FBI for their tireless efforts in uncovering the truth and holding Spurlock accountable for his crimes.”
United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers imposed the sentence, which includes five years of supervised release and a restitution order of $106,500. Assistant United States Attorney Jonathan T. Storage prosecuted the case. A copy of the press release is available on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia, along with related court documents and information on PACER by searching for Case No. 3:23-cr-172.
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Key Facts
- State: West Virginia
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: Official Source ↗
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