Lawyer's husband pleads guilty in scheme to bilk the BigLaw firms where she worked
The husband of a former BigLaw antitrust partner has pleaded guilty in a scheme to defraud two law firms where she worked.
Melvin Feliz of Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and tax evasion on Tuesday, report the Bergen County Record and the Bergen Dispatch. He was accused of creating dummy corporations with his wife, Keila Ravelo, that submitted bills for phony litigation support work. A press release is here.
Ravelo was a partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher and Hunton & Williams. Charges against her are pending.
Prosecutors allege the companies submitted invoices to two unnamed law firms and received $7.8 million in payments. The money was used for investments and personal expenses, including a $250,000 jewelry purchase, according to prosecutors.
