Appeals court upholds Tina Crish conviction

LIMA -- An appeal by a former title company owner was rejected Monday when the 3rd Ohio District Court of Appeals upheld her conviction.

The decision means Tina Crish will have to spend the next five years in prison after she pleaded guilty earlier this year to aggravated theft. Crish owned 3-T Title Co. in Lima. She admitted to charges that accused her of stealing more than $750,000.

Crish's company handled mortgage closings. She wrote title insurance for Security Title Guarantee Corp. of Baltimore. She was accused of not paying numerous mortgages that Security Title had to make good on. The thefts took place in 2004 and 2005.