South Carolina lawyer pleads guilty in Alabama sorority scam

Jennifer Elizabeth Meehan, 39, of Sandy Springs, South Carolina, pleaded guilty Tuesday during a federal court hearing in Huntsville to submitting false invoices for equipment and furnishings for the new Gamma Phi Beta sorority house in Tuscaloosa, according to a statement from the U.S. attorney in Birmingham.

The sorority's massive house, which opened last year, was constructed during a more than $200 million building boom for Greek-letter social groups at Alabama, which boasts the nation's largest fraternity and sorority community.

Prosecutors said they will recommend a 20-month prison term at Meehan's sentencing hearing, which hasn't been scheduled by U.S. District Judge Madeline Haikala.