A Kansas accountant has been sentenced to 48 months in prison for defrauding his clients of more than $400,000.
Quintin Flanagin, 45, of Colby, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, one count of bank fraud, one count of false statements, and one count of money laundering.
According to court documents, Flanagin used his status as a certified public accountant (CPA) to make unauthorized transactions from his clients’ business account and trust account.
Between December 2021 and August 2022, Flanagin wrote checks and initiated wire transfers totaling $409,710 to Middle Finger Ranch, a fictitious name that he connected to his personal bank account.
He wrote false verbiage in the memo lines indicating the transactions to be payments for farm operations. Flanagin then used the stolen money to help pay for the construction on his new home.
WICHITA, KAN. – In October 2022, after his victims noticed discrepancies and confronted him, Flanagin took several actions to conceal his crimes including removing Middle Finger Ranch from his personal account.
Federal investigators later found a note Flanagin wrote stating that prosecutors couldn’t prove who input the check for processing and that he could likely feign innocence and say his company wasn’t monitoring the account.
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Key Facts
- State: Kansas
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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