DISMISSED | CREDIT CARD THEFT / FRAUD – (Maricopa County Superior Court No. 9901994CR): Mr. S. was accused of credit card theft and fraud. We were able to work out a civil resolution with the alleged victim, and all charges were dismissed.
DISMISSED | THEFT OF MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION / EMBEZZLEMENT – State v. Ms. S., (Maricopa County Superior Court No. 020561CR): Ms. S. was a bookkeeper for a local construction company. She was given permission by the owner to pay certain personal expenses and to purchase a jeep as part of her payment package. Eventually, the owner had a falling out with Ms. S. and claimed she had embezzled funds and stolen the jeep. After extensive financial reviews (which included forensic reviews of the checks and the memo sections of each check) the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office agreed to dismiss all charges.
NOT CHARGED | THEFT – (Maricopa County) (DMC No. ): Mr. W. worked at a local guitar shop and was accused of taking a guitar and selling it to a pawn shop. We were able to retrieve the guitar from the pawn shop and return it to the guitar shop, along with a specified amount of money, in exchange for a “release.” Detectives were satisfied and no charges were brought against Mr. W.
NOT CHARGED | THEFT – (Maricopa County) (DMC No. ): Ms. Y. was a Hospice worker who took care of an elderly woman during the last months of her life. After the woman passed on, her family members claimed there were gold coins missing from her house. We were able to sit with detectives and show them that our client had no involvement. In addition, we pointed out it was quite possible that one of the woman’s children had gone to the house first and taken the coins before the other siblings could arrive. Therefore, no charges were brought against Ms. Y.
NOT CHARGED | EMBEZZLEMENT/THEFT – (Maricopa County) (DMC No. ): Mr. M. was an employee of a local interior design shop. He allegedly embezzled over $30,000.00 during a 4 year span. We were able to negotiate a civil settlement of $20,000.00 in payments, and the detectives agreed not to file charges.
NOT CHARGED | SALE OF STOLEN AUTO PARTS – State v. Mr. P. and Mr. P. (Maricopa County) (DMC No. ): Two brothers were accused of stealing car parts from various tire stores and then selling them on-line. A search was executed by the police, and we discovered the search warrant was based on false information. Due to the fact that we were able to point out that items seized would be suppressed, the Maricopa County Attorney’s chose to not file charges.
NOT CHARGED | THEFT – (Maricopa County) (DMC No. ): Ms. P. was an employee of a local jewelry store and was accused of stealing a 3 carat diamond ring. She was fired, and detectives were contacted. It was suspected that these claims were being made as part of a false insurance claim, or in an attempt to fire her and hire a full-time employee. We were able to produce a newspaper ad showing that the store was looking for a full-time employee, which was placed several days before these accusations were made. We were able to convince detectives to not bring charges against Ms. P.
NOT CHARGED | THEFT – (Maricopa County) (DMC No. ): Mr. D. had 2 roommates who stole some gift cards and a child’s car seat from him. He went to the store and found they had returned the items and kept the money. He then called the police to report the theft, and the cops questioned the 2 roommates. The roommates then claimed that Mr. D. had stolen $400.00 in cash and gold coins. It was discovered that the female roommate’s parents were a former police officer and a current police dispatcher, and they were influencing the detectives in this case. We were able to point this out to the prosecutor, and no charges were brought against Mr. D.
NOT CHARGED | THEFT/BURGLARY – State v. Mr. K. (Maricopa County) (DMC No. ): Mr. K. was accused of stealing $2,000.00 from the safe of a K-Mart store where he was employed. We had him submit to a polygraph, and then sat down with detectives in order for them to interview Mr. K. The detectives reviewed our polygraph and agreed that no charges would be brought against Mr. K.
NOT CHARGED | FRAUD SHCEMES/EMBEZZLEMENT – State v. Mr. H. (Maricopa County) (DMC No. ): Mr. H. worked for a local restaurant chain as a Manager, where he would enter “discounted tickets” and keep the change. The total amount of his theft was approximately $10,000.00. We were able to negotiate a civil settlement with the restaurant in which he paid $5,000.00, obtained signed releases, and no criminal charges were filed.