A previous private personal injury lawyer was sentenced to extra than eight a long time in federal jail on Monday immediately after embezzling millions of bucks from more than a hundred customers to fund her deluxe life-style. The Section of Justice announced on Monday that Lori E. Deveny, 57, defrauded at the very least 135 clientele out of far more than $3.8 million in insurance plan proceeds between April 2011 and May 2019. “The cruelest point of all is knowingly providing fake hope,” IRS Exclusive Agent in Cost Bret Kressin said in a statement. “Having currently suffered losses, Ms. Deveny’s customers deserved an lawyer who represented their most effective interests.…