State v. Mr. F (DMC No. 16966) – Felony and Illegal Control of an Enterprise ($600,000 in loss) per ARS13-2312(B), Felony Money Laundering, (2 Counts) Felony Fraudulent Schemes and Artifices, and (2 Counts) Felony Theft – Reduced to Misdemeanor Criminal Simulation and Probation (with Zero Days in Jail) – Maricopa County Superior Court (Case No. CR2015-129188)
Mr. F grew up as a highly intelligent young man and graduated at the age of 16. He then joined the Marine Corps at the age of 17, and spent the next 21 years in the Corps, which involved four tours overseas. He served as an aerial gunner in Beirut, Lebanon, Grenada, Desert Storm and Desert Shield. He received the Navy Ribbon, and the Kuwait Liberation Medal. Once he retired, he obtained a National Grant Writer’s Certification, followed with a National Reviewer’s and Administration Certification. Ultimately, he finished his studies with a International Grant Evaluator Certification. He was married and had three kids in Arizona, and he had a private business that assisted clients in preparing their organizations to engage in positive domestic and international endeavors such as asset management, business assessments, corporation filing, new business formations, site assessments, and much more.
He became involved with a group of people who were trying to raise $15,000,000 in financing for a new endeavor. The people he became involved with ended up being CoDefendants who eventually were Sentenced to Jail. One CoDefendant was a Disbarred Lawyer who received 12 Months in Jail, and the other received 9 Months in Jail. This new partnership was for a company that was going to buy and sell wholesale fuel for airplanes. Mr. F’s fee would be $400,000 for raising $15,000,000 in financing. Eventually, the fee grew to $200,000 to raise $30,000,000 in financing.
The Ultimate victim in this case transferred $600,000 into checking accounts which was Embezzled by the CoDefendants. Unfortunately, Mr. F had sent letters to the Victim stating that $30,000,000 was being held in the Charter Bank of Korea, and that the funding had actually occurred. Mr. F did not have a reasonable basis to make those statements. He was then Indicted with Felony Illegal Control of an Enterprise, Felony Money Laundering, Felony Fraud Schemes, and Felony Theft. It was at that time he secured the services of DM Cantor.
We put together a Mitigation Package which included Mr. F’s military service for his country. We also were able to show that he had No Prior Criminal History, and that his businesses were always above board. Lastly, we pointed out that he was also being manipulated by the CoDefendants. Ultimately, at a Settlement Conference, the Deputy County Attorney agreed to extend an Offer for Misdemeanor Criminal Simulation which included Probation and Zero Days in Jail. Mr. F could have potentially been Sentenced to Life in Prison if he were Convicted on all Charges if given the Maximum. As it stands now, he has No Felony Record and he and his wife and kids are doing well.
