Canfield couple loses home

CANFIELD — Scott Adair sped out of his Revere Run driveway for the last time today, leaving behind most of his family’s possessions.

Adair and his wife Linda turned over the keys to 5305 Revere Run this evening. The deed is now in the name of Mahoning County Prosecutor Paul Gains, said Ken Cardinal, assistant prosecutor.

The Adairs pleaded guilty June 8 to embezzling more than $1.3 million between October 2004 and December 2007 from Scott Adair’s former business Southwind Trucking Inc. in Austintown, of which he was a partner.

Scott Adair, 51, pleaded guilty to aggravated grand theft, tampering with records, telecommunication fraud and two counts of money laundering — all third-degree felonies. He also pleaded to one fourth-degree felony count of telecommunication fraud.

Each third-degree felony charge brings with it the potential of up to five years in the penitentiary and up to $10,000 in fines. The fourth-degree felony charge is a potential sentence of up to 18 months in prison and a fine of up to $5,000.

Linda Adair, 53, pleaded guilty to one count of complicity to commit theft — a fourth-degree felony. She faces up to 18 months in prison and a fine of up to $5,000.

Forfeiture of the house and all assets was also a part of the plea agreement, Cardinal said.

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