Pattakos defends Elsebeth Baumgartner after he fails to get Ashli Ford acquitted

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SANDUSKY — Ashli Ford’s attorney, Peter Pattakos, claimed on Tuesday that Elsebeth Baumgartner—one of the most notorious disbarred attorneys in Ohio history—was unjustly convicted, calling her the victim of a malicious prosecution.

“It’s one of the most outrageous miscarriages of justice in American legal history,” Pattakos said, interrupting a morning livestream broadcast at StayTunedSandusky.com. “It’s too bad I wasn’t a practicing lawyer back then or that would have never happened.”

Pattakos delivered that bravado before learning he had failed to secure an acquittal on any of the 12 fraud charges against Ford. Indicted in July, Ford stands accused of a $150,000 COVID relief, mortgage, and identity fraud scheme. Prosecutors allege she forged documents using her ex-husband’s identity, portraying herself as still married to him.