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Killeen Woman Arrested for Impersonating Houston Attorney

by Nolan Harris
January 17, 2025
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Killeen Woman Arrested for Impersonating Houston Attorney

WACO, Texas — A Killeen woman has been arrested and charged with impersonating a Houston attorney, a crime that follows a string of similar accusations. Amber Kaye Morrison, 36, was taken into custody on Wednesday after authorities confirmed she had been falsely presenting herself as a licensed attorney.

Morrison faces a third-degree felony charge for falsely holding herself out as a lawyer. A sealed indictment in McLennan County, issued in July, had been kept under wraps until her arrest this week. She was arraigned on Thursday and placed under a $5,000 bond.

This arrest comes on the heels of a 15-month jail sentence handed down to Morrison earlier this month in Bell County for similar charges. After serving her sentence in Bell County, Morrison was transferred to the McLennan County Jail.

The investigation into Morrison’s activities began after the legitimate Houston attorney, also named Amber Morrison, reported that someone had been repeatedly using her professional identity without authorization. According to a complaint filed by the McLennan County Sheriff’s Office, the licensed attorney confirmed that the suspect was not her and had been involved in an ongoing effort to steal her identity as a practicing lawyer in Texas.

The legitimate Amber Morrison testified at a bond hearing in Bell County in July 2023, explaining that she had received several reports of someone trying to impersonate her. As a result, she had been forced to issue a public notice through the State Bar of Texas to warn others about the ongoing misuse of her identity.

In McLennan County, authorities were alerted after a local woman came forward in June 2023, claiming that someone identifying as Amber Morrison had contacted her son regarding representation in a family law case. The woman and her son made multiple payments totaling $1,700 to the impersonator, believing they were hiring a legitimate attorney.

Morrison, who also goes by the names Amber Johnson and Amber Krypczyk, now faces charges in McLennan County, with the indictment unsealed only after her arrest.

The case has raised concerns about the ease with which individuals can assume professional identities and the risks this poses to unsuspecting clients. Authorities continue to investigate any other potential victims of Morrison’s alleged fraudulent activities.

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