Mr Owen represented himself in two days of hearings in relation to 253 counts including bank fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering. He was employed at a personal injury firm where he was authorised to sign cheques for clients. But, instead of sending them out, he forged their signatures on the back and paid the money into his own account. 

Medical bills unpaid

The lawyers at the firm were unaware of what had happened until after Mr Owen had left the firm and client calls started to come in, saying that medical bills had not been paid. Source: ABA