State v. Ms. W (DMC No. 18043) – Felony Theft ($512,268) Per Colorado Revised Statute 18-4-401, and Felony Identity Theft Per CRS 18-5-902 – Dismissed (Upon 2 Years of Probation and Repayment of $241,000) – Arapahoe County District Court (Case No. D003-2022-CR-001341)
Ms. W had been in a lengthy marriage that had ended in a contentious divorce. A couple years after the marriage had ended, her former father-in-law (who is elderly and was not on top of his finances) had discovered that his credit card had been used multiple times for a total of over $500,000. The Police became involved, and they discovered that items were being ordered on the website Shopbop.com, and they were delivered to five different addresses. The Detectives discovered that two of these addresses were directly linked to Ms. W, and the other three were linked to her relatives.
When Detectives had contacted her, she stated that she still had authorization to use her former father-in-law’s credit card, and she was under the assumption she could pay him back at a later date. She was ultimately charged with 2 Felony Counts of Theft and Identity Theft, under the Colorado Revised Statute. At the time she was charged, she was currently living in Arizona. This is when she secured the services of DM Cantor.
We secured the additional services of a local attorney in Colorado, and in order to be allowed to appear in Court on behalf of Ms. W per a Pro Hac Vice agreement with the State of Colorado. Once we became involved, we immediately were able to procure over half of the amount paid back to Ms. W’s former father-in-law. We were also able to show that Mr. W had declining mental capabilities, and may have not remembered that he provided authorization for the use of the credit card. Ultimately, we were able to have the Case Dismissed after 2 Years of Probation with the repayment of $241,000, which had been remaining to be paid to Ms. W’s former father-in-law. She successfully completed the Probation and paid back the full amount, and all Charges were Dismissed. Had she been Convicted of the original Charges, she could have gone to Prison for a lengthy term. As it stands now, she has No Criminal Conviction on her Record.
