A Wheeling attorney has been indicted on charges of fraud and money laundering. Paul J. Harris, 62, is accused of mishandling client funds and conducting unlawful monetary transactions from April 2014 to June 2025.
Harris faces serious legal consequences, with potential sentences of up to 20 years in federal prison for each mail and wire fraud count, up to 30 years for each bank fraud count, and up to 10 years for each unlawful monetary transaction count.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jarod J. Douglas and Jennifer T. Conklin. The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation.
It is important to note that an indictment is only an allegation, and Harris is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in court.
