Ashli Ford finds lawyer for her fraud case
Attorney changes his mind; agrees to represent her at new trial
SANDUSKY — The attorney hoping to get Ashli Ford’s felony intimidation charges overturned is now representing her in the forgery and mortgage loan fraud case she’s facing, according to court documents.
Peter Pattakos began representing Ford after she was convicted in May of threatening Norwalk city officials, claiming what Ford said is protected speech. Prosecutors argued that Ford threatened to “lead (city officials) to the demise,” hoping to pressure them to drop an earlier criminal case against her.
In forgery case, Ford’s accused of falsifying documents related to a bank loan and listing her ex-husband as her spouse on the documents even though they were divorced and Ashli Ford was married another man, Ezekiel Ford Sr., who cannot work due to a medical condition, according to court documents.
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