ROANOKE, Va. (AP) - A former Virginia attorney who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about trading legal services for sex and drug use has been sentenced to prison.
The Roanoke Times reported Tuesday the judge sentenced Scott Alan Webber to six months, the longest allowable term under his plea deal. U.S. District Judge James Jones said Webber “preyed on” women in need of legal representation. Jones says Webber’s actions fueled the perception that those in positions of power “get all the breaks.”
Defense attorney Robert Rider argued that prison would be “overkill,” citing fallout from the felony conviction, including the revocation of the 38-year-old’s law license.
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Webber formerly served as an assistant commonwealth’s attorney in Salem. Rider says Webber’s been working on a crew installing water and sewer lines.
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Information from: The Roanoke Times, http://www.roanoke.com
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