Horn v. Kentucky Bar Ass'n

OPINION AND ORDER DENYING REINSTATEMENT

Jerry L. Horn of Lexington, Kentucky (KBA # 8628) seeks reinstatement to the Kentucky Bar Association pursuant to SCR 3.510 following a five-year suspension.

The suspension of Horn stemmed from his involvement in persuading a West Virginia church to invest in a “pyramid” or “ponzi” scheme which resulted in the church losing an investment of over $199,800. On July 30, 1996, Horn and his co-conspirators were convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of money taken by fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2314; interstate…