She managed disabled veterans’ finances; feds say she stole nearly $1 million

Darlene Toman, 64, worked as office manager for The Kabb Law Firm in Beachwood when she stole $864,380 from 11 veterans and $77,051 from the law firm’s pro bono account, for a total of $941,431. A former employee of a law firm in Beachwood, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland (shown here), is accused of stealing more than $800,000 from clients who are disabled veterans. (John Kuntz, cleveland.com/TNS) CLEVELAND (Tribune News Service) — A veteran who received a Purple Heart after being shot in the head by a sniper in Iraq trusted a law firm to help manage his finances. Yet federal prosecutors say an employee of that firm stole from his account — and from 10 other disabled veterans — to feed an online gambling habit.

Darlene Toman, 64, worked as office manager for The Kabb Law Firm in Beachwood when she stole $864,380 from 11 veterans and $77,051 from the law firm’s pro bono account, for a total of $941,431, according to an indictment unsealed Monday. Toman is charged in U.S. District Court in Cleveland with six counts of bank fraud, six counts of wire fraud and four counts of aggravated identity theft. She pleaded not guilty at her arraignment on Monday and was released from custody on a $20,000 unsecured bond. Cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer reached out