by ADMINMJ | Apr 6, 2019 | Attorney, Criminal Defense, Theft
A Katy man accused of theft for clogging a toll road collection basket so he could later come by and steal cash left by other motorists.
The investigation that led to the arrest of 50-year-old man from Katy began after officials over the past several months found wads of tape and paper stuffed into the toll collection coin machine at the tollway plaza at 6100 W. Sam Houston Parkway N. The authority’s security director installed surveillance cameras in an attempt to identify any possible suspects.
On Aug. 4, a man was spotted on a security camera driving up to the coin machine. Kimble is seen sticking paper into the machine to prevent the coins from entering the vault. Kimble returned to the same tollway at least 11 more times. “Each time he passed through you can see him taking a handful of coins out of the collection machine and drive off,” according to the charging documents against him.
Toll Road security officials told investigators video was available of the man doing the same thing days later. The license plate and a house in Katy were both registered to the Katy man.
Deputy constables watched the security video and said it supports the case against the man.
They watched the video and clearly observed the man as he drives up to the coin machine and stuff some paper inside the tray and drive off. Seven minutes later, he returns and grabs a handful of coins out of the collection tray and places it on his lap and drives off.
Also caught on camera and accused of stealing coins from the toll road collection basket was a 26-year old man from Houston. Unlike the Katy man who preferred to use wads of paper, investigators said the Houston man preferred blue painters tape to prevent coins from tollway booths to enter the slot.
On Aug. 10, 2017, the Houston man was pulled over by deputy constables for failing to restrain a child younger than eight. He also was charged with driving with an invalid license. He later admitted staging between five and 10 burglaries on the coin-collection machines, authorities said.
The man was charged with misdemeanor burglary of a coin-operated machine. He was later released after posting a bond in the case and has a court date to answer the charges.
If you have been arrested or facing criminal charges, you need someone to be on your side. An effective defense can be the deciding factor between a prison sentence and a reduced or dismissed charge. If you’ve been arrested or facing a criminal law defense case (such as immigration, criminal offense, deportation, DWI or DUI, theft, assault, drug-related assaults, etc.), it’s also crucial that you know your rights. Yong J. An is a former federal and state prosecutor and specialized as crime attorney, who will provide all the representation you need. Your priority should be to find an attorney at law who knows the criminal justice system, particularly Texas law.
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by ADMINMJ | Apr 3, 2019 | Attorney, Criminal Defense, Theft
A former law office chairman is being investigated on theft and money laundering allegations, accused of misappropriating funds of at least two of his law firm’s clients.
Authorities seized 127 boxes of files, six computers, and disk drives from the Houston high-rise office, according to the returned search warrant filed in a district court.
In his affidavit for the search warrant, which also targeted computer logins, passwords, memory devices, and telephones owned by the law firm, a fraud examiner indicated authorities were seeking evidence used to commit felony offenses of misapplication of fiduciary property, theft and money laundering.
The search warrant indicates the district attorney’s investigation began in February 2017, after the law firm’s former client alleged that the firm misused funds from her divorce case. she filed for divorce from her husband and hired the law firm in December 2013.
She later had the divorce case moved to bankruptcy court in Texas’ Southern District in part, he claimed, because of excessive legal fees. The law firm filed a motion accusing the former client of filing his bankruptcy case to skirt payments to his estranged wife.
At one point, the former client’s trust account had less than $650 in it, according to a fact-finding ruling in 2016, in which U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge outlined a year’s worth of transactions and “discrepancies” between bank statements and ledgers for the trust.
Based on those records, the judge concluded that the law firm had “taken funds from the (trust) account that has not yet been earned and, thus, several thousands of dollars have been unaccounted for.
He put the number of unaccounted funds or over-payments to the law firm at more than $140,000.
The law firm disputed the findings and planned to appeal the judge’s finding.
No charges have been filed against anyone in connection with the ongoing investigation. Investigators seized financial records, legal files, documents and correspondence related to two divorce cases handled by the firm, according to the search warrant documents.
As a defense, the former law firm chairman said he had no advance notice of the search and had no details about the allegations beyond the content of the search warrant. He also believed there’s an accusation of misappropriation of client funds.
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If you have been arrested or facing criminal charges, you need someone to be on your side. An effective defense can be the deciding factor between a prison sentence and a reduced or dismissed charge. If you’ve been arrested or facing a criminal law defense case (such as immigration, criminal offense, deportation, DWI or DUI, theft, assault, drug-related assaults, etc.), it’s also crucial that you know your rights. Yong J. An is a former federal and state prosecutor and specialized as crime attorney, who will provide all the representation you need. Your priority should be to find an attorney at law who knows the criminal justice system, particularly Texas law.
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by ADMINMJ | Apr 1, 2019 | Attorney, Criminal Defense, Theft
Under the law of Texas, theft or robbery is a criminal offense that can have extremely serious legal consequences. The police authorities are now actively searching for people who violate the law.
Below are just some of the recently reported burglaries, thefts:
Cash and a small cooler containing medication were stolen Aug. 2 from a vehicle in the Kroger parking lot. The victim reportedly left the bank at 12:01 p.m. before driving to Kroger.
Two vehicle burglaries were reported Aug. 3, 2017. A firearm was stolen from one unlocked vehicle, and a wallet and GPS were stolen from the other, also unlocked.
A middle-aged, short woman walked out on a $115 bill on Aug. 2 last year. She reportedly received a mani-pedi, wax, and massage before claiming she left her purse in her vehicle and leaving. Her vehicle was described as a blue, two-door passenger car, possibly a Saturn.
A 79-year-old Friendswood man stole an iPad from Cash America, 3735 FM 528, police said. The store manager reportedly noticed the iPad missing and identified the suspect with surveillance video and a credit card receipt. An officer retrieved the iPad from the man’s home and, at the manager’s request, warned him to stay away from the store, according to the report.
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If you have been arrested or facing criminal charges, you need someone to be on your side. An effective defense can be the deciding factor between a prison sentence and a reduced or dismissed charge. If you’ve been arrested or facing a criminal law defense case (such as immigration, criminal offense, deportation, DWI or DUI, theft, assault, drug-related assaults, etc.), it’s also crucial that you know your rights. Yong J. An is a former federal and state prosecutor and specialized as crime attorney, who will provide all the representation you need. Your priority should be to find an attorney at law who knows the criminal justice system, particularly Texas law.
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by ADMINMJ | Mar 27, 2019 | Attorney, Criminal Defense, Theft
Officials warn the locals all over Houston. As the busiest shopping season of the year gets up to full speed, crime and scams are right behind it including theft.
Following the busiest shopping weekend of the year, residents often extend that spending mantra to charitable giving — donating funds on “Giving Tuesday.” Even as the day comes and goes, the scams and potential crime for shopper peaks at the end of the year.
Although there aren’t any major scams to be wary of in the area as of yet, the police officer will be all alert, especially on holiday seasons.
In addition to online, mail or telephone scams, shoppers at The Woodlands’ Town Center, various area malls, or at Shenandoah’s Portofino Shopping Center, face victimization by criminals who could follow them as they shop and break into their cars when they take a break.
In December, there has been an increase in theft or burglaries of motor vehicles. The Woodlands saw a slight increase in car break-ins in December 2017, as opposed to November, going from 46 to 51 motor vehicle burglaries and one to two robberies, according to township law enforcement reports.
Lawyer of the Area
If you have been arrested or facing criminal charges, you need someone to be on your side. An effective defense can be the deciding factor between a prison sentence and a reduced or dismissed charge. If you’ve been arrested or facing a criminal law defense case (such as immigration, criminal offense, deportation, DWI or DUI, theft, assault, drug-related assaults, etc.), it’s also crucial that you know your rights. Yong J. An is a former federal and state prosecutor and specialized as crime attorney, who will provide all the representation you need. Your priority should be to find an attorney at law who knows the criminal justice system, particularly Texas law.
Yong J. An also provides support for Korean, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Spanish speaking clients. Yong J. An has two law offices in convenient locations in downtown Houston and is available by phone 24/7 and can be reached at 832 428 5679 via call and text.
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by ADMINMJ | Sep 12, 2018 | Attorney, Criminal Defense, Theft
ATM machine thefts are on the rise in Houston. People who commit these crimes do not have an idea of the consequences they might get when they get caught or arrested. Among these cases are the two stories below:
A couple men are on the run after breaking into an ATM machine in the Energy Corridor early Tuesday. Harris County deputies were called to the Chase Bank on Eldridge Parkway at Westheimer around 3 a.m. The bank’s security company said two men were trying to get into the ATM machine in the drive-thru. The suspects were gone when the deputies arrived. It’s unclear whether the suspects got away with any cash.
In another theft incident, five people have been arrested after an attempted ATM theft in Northline.
Houston police arrived at the Chase Bank in the 5200 blocks of Airline around 4 a.m., where thieves had tried ripping an ATM out of the ground by attaching a chain to both a stolen city of Houston truck and the ATM.
Five people jumped out of the car when they saw police. Police initially arrested two but eventually arrested all five.
Lawyer of the Area
If you have been arrested or facing criminal charges, you need someone to be on your side. An effective defense can be the deciding factor between a prison sentence and a reduced or dismissed charge. If you’ve been arrested or facing a criminal law defense case (such as immigration, criminal offense, deportation, DWI or DUI, theft, assault, drug-related assaults, etc.), it’s also crucial that you know your rights. Yong J. An is a former federal and state prosecutor and specialized as crime attorney, who will provide all the representation you need. Your priority should be to find an attorney at law who knows the criminal justice system, particularly Texas law.
Yong J. An also provides support for Korean, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Spanish speaking clients. Yong J. An has two law offices in convenient locations in downtown Houston and is available by phone 24/7 and can be reached at 832 428 5679 via call and text.
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by ADMINMJ | Sep 9, 2018 | Attorney, Criminal Defense, Theft
A Friendswood woman has been arrested on a theft charge following a months-long investigation into money reported stolen from the Friendswood High School Mustangs Booster Club. She has released Dec. 3 on a $20,000 bond.
Theft of the money was reported in August.
Here are some other crimes and incidents reported recently by Friendswood police.
Burglary
A purse was stolen from a vehicle Dec. 2 in the 200 blocks of East Heritage Drive, police said. The victim parked her vehicle at 5 p.m. in the parking lot of the First Baptist Church Family Life Center and left her purse under the front passenger seat, according to the report. At 6:50 p.m., she learned her vehicle’s front passenger-side window was smashed, police said.
Theft
A ladder was stolen from the side of a trailer Nov. 28 at Hut Mobile Home Park, 110 Woodlawn Drive, police said. Another resident reported the theft of a miter saw and air compressor, according to the report.
If you have been arrested or facing criminal charges, you need someone to be on your side. An effective defense can be the deciding factor between a prison sentence and a reduced or dismissed charge. If you’ve been arrested or facing a criminal law defense case (such as immigration, criminal offense, deportation, DWI or DUI, theft, assault, drug-related assaults, etc.), it’s also crucial that you know your rights. Yong J. An is a former federal and state prosecutor and specialized as crime attorney, who will provide all the representation you need. Your priority should be to find an attorney at law who knows the criminal justice system, particularly Texas law.
Yong J. An also provides support for Korean, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Spanish speaking clients. Yong J. An has two law offices in convenient locations in downtown Houston and is available by phone 24/7 and can be reached at 832 428 5679 via call and text.
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