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Wife of Buncombe County district court judge sentenced to prison for embezzlement

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Carolina Public Press reports:
The wife of a Buncombe County district court judge was sentenced on Monday to four months in prison for stealing more than $102,000 from an elderly client of an Asheville law firm.

Susanne Marie Crotty, 44, of Arden, pleaded guilty in Buncombe County Superior Court to embezzlement, financial card fraud, obtaining property by false pretense, and writing and using forged checks.

Judge Alan Z. Thornburg sentenced Crotty, the wife of Buncombe County District Court Judge Edwin D. Clontz...Read the full article

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