Father-daughter attorneys change pleas to guilty in exploitation, embezzlement case

A Helena father and daughter accused of conspiring as attorneys to cheat clients out of $1.35 million changed their pleas to guilty earlier this week and will next appear in court in November for a sentencing hearing.

From left, Lewis and Clark County Attorney Kevin Downs, Deputy County Attorney Kathleen Jensen, Attorney Colin M. Stephens and defendant Meghan Doud appear Thursday in court.

Phil Drake, Independent Record

Timothy Willis McKeon and daughter Meghan McKeon Doud appeared in Helena Thursday before 1st Judicial District Court Judge Christopher Abbott for a change of plea hearing and both pleaded guilty to two counts each of exploitation of an older person, incapacitated person or person with a developmental disability and two counts of theft by embezzlement.

Each appeared separately before Abbott before noon and each was represented by their own attorney. Abbott noted the maximum sentence could be 40 years in prison and several hundred thousand dollars in fines.

The state is requesting they each be sentenced to 20 years in prison, with 10 years suspended. Restitution was not discussed Thursday.

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