A former DeKalb County attorney who once hoped to be a judge will be spending the next twenty years behind bars. Teresa Darwin Phillips, 43, of Sylvania, was convicted of accessing, stealing, and spending approximately $250,000 from multiple clients.
A former attorney and candidate for DeKalb County District Judge has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, Attorney General Steve Marshall announced Monday.
MONTGOMERY – A DeKalb County attorney has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for stealing from her clients, according to Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall.