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.
NOT CHARGED | U.S. Federal District Court of Arizona v. Mr. K. (DMC No. ): Mr. K. was contacted by I.R.S. Agents regarding an audit, who claimed he owed approximately $50,000 in taxes based upon income he did not declare. We were able to employ the services of a Forensic Accountant and meet with the I.R.S. Ultimately, we negotiated his liability down to $10,000, and no charges were against Mr. K.
NOT CHARGED | THEFT & SALE OF STOLEN GOODS – State v. Mr. S. (Maricopa County) (DMC No. ): Mr. S. worked as a construction worker and was purchasing various appliances from the Superintendent on the job site. These items were then being reported as stolen. Mr. S. was contacted by detectives, and we were able to work out a “cooperation deal” in which our client would give them information regarding the superintendent on the job site. Through our agreement, Mr. S. was never charged with any crimes.
NOT CHARGED | THEFT – (Maricopa County) (DMC No. ): Mr. W. worked as a Vice President of a local technologies company. He had sold his laptop on E-Bay and this was discovered by his employer. He was terminated, and they were seeking criminal charges against him. We were able to work out a civil settlement with the company’s attorneys, and no charges were filed against Mr. W.
NOT CHARGED | FRAUD SCHEMES & THEFT – State v. Mr. M. (Maricopa County) (DMC No. ): Mr. M. was a former employee of a local bank and received too many benefits checks after he had left the company. Because he had been cashing these checks, the detectives were looking to charge him with Fraudulent Schemes and Theft. We were able to work out a civil settlement with the bank, which resulted in repayment of the $8,000.00 in question, and no charges were brought against Mr. M.
NOT CHARGED | U.S. Federal District Court of Arizona v. Mr. G. and Mr. S. (DMC No. ): Mr. G. and Mr. S. had come in from California and were accused of using fake hundred dollar bills which had been forged by way of a color copier. These particular bills were of high quality. We set up a “cooperation deal” with the U.S. Secret Service in which the actual source of the counterfeited bills was produced in California. Due to our client’s cooperation, they were never charged with any crimes and their arrest records were sealed.
NOT CHARGED | U.S. Federal District Court of Arizona v. Mr. C. (DMC No. ): Mr. C. worked for a company that dealt with the U.S. Military where he had high level security clearance. He was a suspect in the removal of certain high level training materials. We had him submit to a polygraph, which he passed. We then had our client meet with F.B.I. agents in order to submit to their polygraph. The F.B.I. polygraph examiner began asking questions about drug usage and indicated he had “turned up the heat” in order to get our client’s “sweat glands going.” We terminated the polygraph at that point. We then had a second polygraph conducted with our polygraph examiner. We turned over the results of both polygraphs to the F.B.I. and the U.S. Attorney’s Office. We made a decision that Mr. C. would no longer be speaking to the F.B.I. The U.S. Attorney’s Office declined the filing of any charges against Mr. C.
NOT CHARGED | EMBEZZLEMENT – (Maricopa County) (DMC No. ): Ms. R. was employed with a Valley stucco company and was accused of embezzling over $100,000.00 from them. Through a civil settlement, we were able to negotiate a pay-back spread out over a number of years. We convinced the detectives to not file charges, since this was now a civil matter. No charges were ever brought against Ms. R.
NOT CHARGED | U.S. Federal District Court of Arizona v. Ms. O. and Ms. D.: Ms. O. and Ms. D. were bringing in counterfeit Rolex watches from Los Angeles and selling them in the Valley. They were arrested by the F.B.I., and were facing numerous years in prison. Through a “cooperation deal” with the Agents, we were able to keep them from being charged with any crimes, and their arrest records were sealed. Their cooperation helped in the confiscation of over 1 million dollars of counterfeit Rolex watches.
NOT CHARGED | PRESCRIPTION FRAUD – (DMC No. ): : Mr. C. was an intern for a medical association. He was accused of forging prescriptions in order to obtain narcotic drugs. We pressured detectives into proving that he forged the signature by way of a handwriting analysis. The State could not do so, and no charges were brought against Mr. C.