WHEELING, W.Va. (WV News) — A federal indictment accuses 62-year-old Wheeling attorney Paul J. Harris of allegedly fraudulently handling client funds and using client funds to conduct unlawful monetary transactions.

Harris was indicted on charges of mail fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud and unlawful monetary transactions related to his allegedly fraudulent and unlawful handling of client funds between approximately April 2014 and June 2025.

Harris is presumed innocent.

If convicted, Harris could up to 20 years in federal prison for each of the mail and wire fraud counts, up to 30 years in federal prison for each of the bank fraud counts, and up to 10 years in federal prison for each of the unlawful monetary transaction counts.

However, most federal sentences are grouped, meaning they run

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