Forgery Victories
“Victories” Definition: DM Cantor defines a “Victory” as a Complete Acquittal at Jury/Bench Trial; cases Dismissed after they were set for Jury/Bench Trial; cases Dismissed prior to being set for Jury/Bench Trial; Pre-Charge/Pre-Indictment cases where DM Cantor Prevented Charges from being filed; a Partial Acquittal at Jury/Bench Trial; cases in which Charges were Substantially Reduced; and cases where Prison/Jail exposure or Civil Repercussions were Substantially Reduced.
Disclaimer – Results depend upon factors unique to each case and that results in one case do not predict similar results in others.
Dismissed | Felony Theft & Felony Forgery
MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (CASE NO. CR2010-145563)
Dismissed | Felony Forgery & Felony Possession of Stolen Property
MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (CASE NO. A664747CR)
Dismissed | Felony Fraudulent Schemes & Felony Forgery
MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (CASE NO. 1996-003152CR)
Dismissed | Felony Forgery | State v. Ms. G
MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (CASE NO. CR2010-119737) (DMC NO. 9752)
Not Charged | Federal Felony Mortgage Fraud ($1,100,000), Federal Felony Bank and Wire Fraud, Felony Fraudulent Schemes, and Felony Forgery
LARGE NATIONAL BANK INVESTIGATED
Not Charged | Felony Fraudulent Schemes/Mortgage Fraud ($289,000) & Felony Forgery
PRIVATE LAW FIRM INVESTIGATED
Not Charged | Felony Embezzlement/Fraudulent Schemes ($120,000), Felony Money Laundering, Felony Theft, Felony Forgery & Felony Vulnerable Adult Abuse
APACHE JUNCTION POLICE DEPARTMENT (CASE NO.DR 090819003) / PINAL COUNTY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE INVESTIGATED
Not Charged | Felony Embezzlement ($50,000 Misappropriated from Interior Design Business), Felony Fraudulent Schemes, Felony Theft, Felony Identify Theft, Felony Forgery and Felony Obtaining a Credit Card by Fraudulent Means
PHOENIX POLICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATED (DR NO. 20XX-XXXXXXX3)
Not Charged | Felony Embezzlement / Theft ($12,700) & Felony Forgery | State v. Ms. P
SCOTTSDALE POLICE DEPARTMENT (CASE NO. DR 08-14671) (DMC NO. 10174)
Not Charged | Felony Issuing Bad Checks ($5,000) Felony Identify Theft & Felony Forgery
PINAL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE (CASE NO. DR14-0130179)
Not Charged | Felony Embezzlement / Theft ($5,000) & Felony Forgery | State v. Ms. C
PHOENIX POLICE DEPARTMENT (CASE NO. DR2006-61585714) (DMC NO. 8687)
Not Charged and Physical Therapy License Not Revoked at Professional Hearing | Felony Medicare Insurance/Benefits Fraud ($1,500 Misappropriated from Medicare), Felony Fraudulent Schemes and Felony Forgery
ARIZONA BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY INVESTIGATED
Not Charged | Felony Forgery & Felony Fraudulent Schemes | State v. Mr. M
ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION INVESTIGATED (CASE NO. B13450960) (DMC NO. 14531)
Not Charged | Felony Fraud & Felony Forgery
MARICOPA COUNTY
Not Charged | Felony Extortion & Felony Theft
PEORIA POLICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATED
Not Charged | Felony Forgery | State v. Mr. M
YAVAPAI COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SEARCH WARRANT (CASE NO. 2014-000001) (DMC NO. 14209)
Not Charged | Felony Forgery | State v. Mr. S
CHANDLER POLICE DEPARTMENT AND SCOTTSDALE POLICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATED (DMC NO. 13832)
Not Charged | Federal Felony Forgery | U.S. v. Ms. M
DEA INVESTIGATED (DMC NO. 5914)
Not Charged | Felony Forgery
Not Charged Due to Cooperation with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office | Felony Fraudulent Schemes and Felony Forgery | State v. Mr. N
MARICOPA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE INVESTIGATED (DMC NO. 13716)
Not Charged | Felony Forgery
ARIZONA ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE INVESTIGATED
Not Charged | Felony Identity Theft, Felony Fraud Schemes & Felony Forgery
TEMPE POLICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATED
Not Charged | Fraud, Identity Theft, Forgery and Possession of Marijuana | State v. Mr. S
SALT RIVER POLICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATED (DMC NO. 12052)
Not Charged | Felony Fraudulent Schemes (Counterfeiting $20 Bills), Felony Counterfeiting, Felony Theft & (2 counts) Felony Forgery
MARICOPA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE INVESTIGATED (DR#20XXX-XXXXX7)
Reduced to Counterfeit Marks Class 6 Open /Misdemeanor with Probation and Zero Days in Jail | Felony Illegal Control of an Enterprise ($2,300,000 Misappropriated with Counterfeit Coupons), Felony Fraud Schemes, Felony Forgery and Felony Counterfeiting
MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (CASE NO. CR2012-136421)
Reduced to (2 Counts) Securing Proceeds of an Offense with Probation and Zero Days in Jail | (2 Counts) Felony Mortgage Fraud/Fraud Schemes ($650,000 Involving 2 Home Purchases) and (4 Counts) Felony Forgery
MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (CASE NO. CR2015-002593)
Reduced to Identity Theft with Probation and Zero Days in Jail | Felony Attempted Fraudulent Schemes ($238,000) & Felony Forgery (with Prior Convictions)
MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (CASE NO. CR2005-122006)
Reduced to Possession of a Forgery Device (Class 6 Open/Misdemeanor) with Probation and Zero Days in Jail | Felony Illegally Conducting an Enterprise/RICO, Felony Fraudulent Schemes ($251,000), Felony Participating in a Criminal Syndicate, (20 Counts) Felony Forgery, (9 Counts) Felony Identity Theft & (14 Counts) Felony Fraudulent Preparation of Tax Returns
MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (CASE NO. CR2007-008286)
Reduced to Possession of a Forgery Device with Probation and Zero Days in Jail | Felony Illegally Conducting an Enterprise/RICO ($132,755 in Counterfeit Checks), Felony Computer Tampering, Felony Attempted Fraudulent Schemes & (2 Counts) Forgery
MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (CASE NO. CR2013-002470)
Reduced to Attempt with Probation and Zero Days in Jail | Felony Forgery ($33,000)
MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (CASE NO. CR2005-009970)
Reduced to Probation with Zero Days in Jail | Felony Aggravated Identify Theft ($10,000), Felony Fraudulent Schemes, Felony Theft and (11 Counts) Felony Forgery – State v. Mr. K.
MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (CASE NO. 2017-126476) (DMC NO. 14849)
Reduced to Solicitation with Probation and Zero Days in Jail | Felony Identify Theft, Felony Forgery, Felony Fraudulent Schemes and Felony Theft ($5,000) – State v. Ms. P
MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (CASE NO. CR2017-108015)(DMC NO. 14689)
Reduced to Probation and Zero Days in Jail | (8 Counts) Felony Identity Theft, (4 Counts) Felony Failure to Register as a Sex Offender, (8 Counts) Felony Forgery & (4 Counts) Felony Presentment of False Instrument for Filing
MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (CASE NO. CR2012-006755)
Reduced to Probation Class 6 Open / Misdemeanor with Zero Days in Jail | Felony Forgery (2 Counts) & Felony Theft (1 Count)
MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (CASE NO. CR2004-014768)
Reduced to Probation with Zero Days in Jail | Felony Forgery while on Probation for Prior Felony | State v. Ms. B
MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (CASE NO. CR2016-148902) (DMC NO. 14052)
Reduced to Possession of a Forgery Device Class 6 / Open Misdemeanor with Probation and Zero Days in Jail | Felony Forgery | State v. Mr. C
MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (CASE NO. CR2016-116376) (DMC NO. 13846)
Reduced to Probation and Zero Days in Jail | Felony Forgery | State v. Mr. W
MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (CASE NO. CR2008-113844) (DMC NO. 8183)
Reduced to Class 6 Open / Misdemeanor with Probation and Zero Days in Jail | Felony Mortgage Fraud & Felony Forgery
MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (CASE NO. CR2011-107402)
Reduced to Misdemeanor False Reporting to Law Enforcement with Zero Days in Jail | Felony Forgery | State v. Ms. B
MESA CITY COURT (CASE NO.) (DMC NO. 10408)
Reduced to Facilitation Class 6 Open / Misdemeanor with Probation and Zero Days in Jail | (5 Counts) Felony Forgery and (2 Counts) Felony Acquisition of Dangerous Drugs (Fake Prescriptions for Adderall, Ambien, Dextro-Amphetamine) | State v. Ms. D
MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (CASE NO. CR2016-139533) (DMC NO. 14066)
Reduced To Class 6 Open/ Misdemeanor Solicitation With Zero Days In Jail | Felony Forgery and Felony Fraudulently Obtaining Narcotic Drugs (Carisoprodol) | State v. Ms. B
PIMA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (CASE NO. CR2014-2026) (DMC NO. 12584)
Reduced to Attempted Theft Class 6 Open/Misdemeanor with Probation and Zero Days in Jail | Felony Fraud Schemes & Felony Forgery
MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (CASE NO. CR97-95494)
Reduced to Probation With Zero Days in Jail | Felony Forgery, Interfering with an Educational Institution and Trespass – State v. Ms. B
MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (CASE NO. CR2018-110720 AND CR2018-005777)
Reduced to Possession of Forgery Device (Class 6 Open / Misdemeanor) with Probation and Zero Days in Jail | Felony Forgery | State v. Ms. P
MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (CASE NO. CR2011-160615) (DMC NO. 10656)
Reduced to Possession of Forgery Device (Class 6 Open / Misdemeanor) with Probation and Zero Days in Jail | (4 Counts) Felony Forgery & (2 Counts) Felony Identity Theft | State v. Ms. P
MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (CASE NO. CR2006-011331) (DMC NO. 4780)
Reduced to Possession of Forgery Device Class 6 Open / Misdemeanor with Probation and Zero Days in Jail | Felony Forgery | State v. Ms. S
MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (CASE NO. CR2012-125892) (DMC NO. 11141)
Reduced to Misdemeanor Attempted Possession of Drug Paraphernalia with Unsupervised Probation and Zero Days in Jail | Felony Attempted Acquisition of Narcotic Drugs & Felony Forgery | State v. Mr. L
MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (CASE NO. CR2007-129923) (DMC NO. 7360)
Reduced to Securing the Proceeds of an Offense with Probation with Zero Days in Jail | Felony Forgery | State v. Ms. D
MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (CASE NO. CR2005-117070) (DMC NO. 5799)
Reduced to Solicitation to Possess Dangerous Drugs Class 6 Open / Misdemeanor with Probation & Zero Days in Jail | (2 Counts) Felony Identity Theft, (2 Counts) Felony Fraudulent Schemes, Felony Forgery & (2 Counts) Felony Possession of Dangerous Drugs | State vs. Mr. K
MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (CASE NO. CR2013-002448) (DMC NO. 11554)
Reduced to Possession of a Forgery Device with 6 months Probation and Zero Days in Jail | Felony Forgery
MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (CASE NO. CR2010-130829)
Reduced to 1 Count of Forgery with Probation and 60 Days in Jail | (8 Counts) Felony Fraud Schemes/Mortgage Fraud, (5 Counts) Felony ID Theft, (7 Counts) Felony Forgery & (1 Count) Felony Theft
MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (CASE NO. CR2005-011595)
Reduced to Probation with 60 Days of Deferred Jail | Felony Trafficking in Stolen Property ($1,200), Felony Identity Theft & Felony Forgery
MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (CASE NO. CR2010-123488)
Reduced to 1 Count of Fraud and 1 Count of Forgery with Probation and 6 Months in Jail | Felony Benefits Fraud/Fraudulent Schemes ($90,500 Misappropriated from the Department of Veteran’s Affairs), Felony Theft and (3 Counts) Felony Forgery
MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (CASE NO. CR2015-000970)
Reduced to Solicitation to Commit Forgery with Probation and 6 Months in Jail | Felony Fraud Schemes & Felony Forgery (2 Counts) | State v. Mr. G
MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (CR 2012-154012) (DMC NO. 11675)
Reduced to Solicitation with Probation with 6 Months in Jail | (2 Counts) Felony Possession of Marijuana (14.3 Kilograms) For Sale, Felony Forgery & Misdemeanor False Information | State v. Mr. B
MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (CASE NO. CR1999-092198) (DMC NO. 6170)
Reduced to Probation with 6.5 Months in Jail (with Counseling) | Felony Aggravated ID Theft and (5 Counts) Felony Forgery – State v. Ms. P
MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (CASE NO. CR2016-145647)(DMC NO.14637)
Reduced to 1 Count Conspiracy with Intent to Distribute Steroids with Probation and 7 Months of Incarceration and Forfeiture Amount Reduced from $175,000 to $25,000 | Federal Felony Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering ($175,000), Felony Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance (5kg of Steroids/383,000 Dosage Units), Felony Conspiracy to Import a Controlled Substance, and Related Forfeiture Issues
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, DISTRICT OF ARIZONA (CASE NO. CR-15-01044-002-PHX-DLR)
Probation Terminated Early | Felony Solicitation to Falsely Obtain Prescriptions and Felony Solicitation of Forgery – State v. Ms. B
PIMA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (CASE NO. CR2014-2026)DMC NO. 14790)
Quashed & Probation Terminated | Bench Warrant & Probation Violation (Felony Forgery) | State v. Ms. A
MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (CASE NO. CR2002-021538) (DMC NO. 7855)