Felony grand larceny charges dropped in Brooklyn embezzlement
2017
Lance’s client, as part of employment, was in a position to access
and control a bank account that belonged to the employer. While managing
this account, our client allegedly moved thousands of dollars from the
organization’s account to our client’s personal account without
permission or the authority to do so. Our client was investigated for
this on an internal level and, while being investigated, admitted to the
transfers in question. The matter was referred to the NYPD and our client was
arrested and brought to a criminal court judge for arraignment. Upon our client’s
release, our client contact us for help. We met for a
case evaluation and discussed the facts and circumstances of our client’s case.
Part of this included getting to know our client to get a feeling of the
larger context in which our client was in. After months of litigation
and reviewing financial and police documents, Lance was not getting the
results he hoped for so he negotiated with the judge directly. After negotiations
with the judge, we were able to get a deal to have the felony charges
dropped in exchange for a guilty plea only to a misdemeanor and some restitution.