A Kingsport Attorney Convicted Of Fraud In Connection To A Social Security Payment Scheme Won’t Spend Any Time In Federal Prison. A Federal Judge Ordered 57 Year Old Everett Mechem To Serve Four Years Probation. Mechem Was Convicted On 28 Counts Of Wire Fraud, Two Counts Of Supplemental Security Income Fraud, Two Counts Of Providing False Statements And One Count Of Theft From The United States. The Scheme Involved False Statements And Misrepresentations To The Social Security Administration Regarding Sheila Mechem’s Living Arrangements, Financial Resources And Income.