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Police: Virginia lawyer who got $20K on 'Ellen' gave drugs to inmate
By wdbj7.com
Published: 05/02/2018

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia lawyer who gained national attention when she was rewarded with $20,000 on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" for helping juvenile offenders has been charged with smuggling drugs and a cellphone to an inmate.

The Richmond-Times Dispatch reports that Dana Tapper of Richmond was indicted by a grand jury last month.

In 2013, DeGeneres recognized Tapper for volunteering her time outside of her classes at the University of Virginia School of Law to help minors transition out of juvenile detention centers in Virginia.

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