Larceny By Stealing - Stephen Neyman

Felony Charges of Larceny from an Elderly Person Nolle Prossed

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 12:26:07 GMT

Our client and the “victim” (husband) were married for many years. A nasty divorce precipitated this case. According to a police report, our client stole checks from her husband and deposited them into her own bank account. The funds totaled in excess of $1,200 making the felony larceny in accordance with Massachusetts laws. She was charged with larceny from an elderly person in violation of G.L. c. 266 section 30(5). Our office was able to demonstrate that none of the money went into our client’s account. We also showed that the husband had lied in the probate court and during a clerk magistrate that occurred before we were hired for the case. This information was provided to the district attorney’s office. After reviewing the documents we submitted the district attorney agreed that the victim was lying. A nolle prosse was filed. All charges were dismissed.

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Charges of Larceny Over $1,200 and Conspiracy Dismissed After Clerk Magistrate Hearing

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Wed, 08 Jun 2022 17:03:33 GMT

Just before Christmas the defendant and his sister stole over $4,000.00 worth of clothing from a high end boutique. They wanted to surprise their parents with expensive gifts for the holidays. Both were caught and charged with larceny over $1,200.00 G.L. c. 266 section 30 and conspiracy G.L. c. 274 section 7. The clerk magistrate hearings were conducted separately as this defendant is a minor and his sister an adult. Today, the clerk agreed not to issue the complaint. All charges will be dismissed without a complaint provided the defendant remain free from legal trouble until the end of the year.

Pretrial Probation for Restaurant Manager Charged With Larceny Over $1,200 and Conspiracy

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 16:57:31 GMT

Our client is a single mother who has worked hard to support herself and her child. Recently she was promoted to manage a restaurant that is part of a large chain. In May of this year she was caught stealing from several stores as part of an elaborate theft ring involving several other people. Security videos and still photos from store security cameras revealed the woman working in conjunction with others, stealing clothing and other merchandise on multiple occasions. The minimum theft exceeded $4,000. Our client was charged with larceny over $1,200 under G.L. c. 266 section 30 and conspiracy under G.L. c. 274 section 7. Attorney Neyman was able to convince the prosecutor that our client’s involvement was minimal in comparison to the other conspirators. Moreover, our client’s employment history and lack of criminal record prompted the prosecution to agree with our request for pretrial probation under G.L. c. 276 section 87. In six months all charges will be dismissed.

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Charges of Larceny Over $1,200 Against Account Manager Dismissed Prior to Arraignment

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 17:48:02 GMT

Our client managed accounts at a Boston financial institution. Security personnel at this business learned that our client uncovered what they believed to be a theft scheme involving our client. The internal investigation revealed that our client would take discarded equipment from the institution and sell it on the second market. They alleged that the scheme deprived the company of tens of thousands and that our client received a financial benefit of a similar amount from his actions. Charges of larceny over $1,200 under G.L. c. 266 section 30 issued against our client. That is a felony in Massachusetts. We successfully moved to continue the arraignment on several occasions. By doing so we were able to establish that our client did not in fact commit a crime. The prosecutor agreed to a dismissal of the charges prior to arraignment upon a reasonable amount of restitution.

Three Charges of Larceny Under $1,200 Against Non-Citizen Dismissed on Court Costs

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Wed, 08 May 2019 11:19:48 GMT

On three dates in December of 2018 loss prevention at a wholesale outlet store observed the defendant, a non-citizen, entering the store and acting in a suspicious manner. Concerned about the man’s behavior the store accessed security video on the dates and observed the man’s behavior in the store. They quickly saw that he had been taking men’s jackets, trying them on and placing his own jacket over them. He would then go to another part of the store and place some inexpensive items in his shopping cart. He would go to the self-service checkout kiosk and pay for the smaller items and leave without paying for the jackets. The police were notified and provided with the security videotapes. They were able to identify the man and he was summonsed to court and charged with three counts of larceny under $1,200 in violation of G.L. c. 266 Section 30. Our office was able to get all charges dismissed on the day of arraignment.

Criminal Application for Larceny Over $1,200 Against College Student Dismissed After Clerk Magistrate Hearing

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 19:45:08 GMT

The defendant lives in a suburb of Boston. She worked the cash register at a local sporting goods store. Loss prevention learned that she had been discounting items sold to her friends. They monitored her activities, all of which were captured on videotape. They observed several thefts totaling over $1,200 making the crime a felony in Massachusetts. The young woman was charged with Larceny Over G.L. c. 266 Section 30 and Conspiracy G.L. c. 274 Section 7. A clerk magistrate hearing was scheduled. Today, after the hearing Attorney Neyman convinced the clerk magistrate to dismiss all charges. The complaint did not issue.

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Felony Charges of Larceny by Single Scheme and Larceny From a Person Over 60 Dismissed on Day of Trial

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 17:47:38 GMT

This case involves a scam on elderly people. The defendants were charged in four counties for similar crimes. Our office defended them in each other case with results of a dismissal or an acquittal. This case was similar to those. In March of 2017 an elderly person received a call from someone purporting to be their grandchild. The caller stated “Grammy, I got a DUI and need $2,000 to be released from jail”. The victim (grandmother) complied with the request and wired the requested funds and more believing this money to go to bail and legal fees. It was no long before the victim realized that she had been scammed. The police were called and it soon became apparent that the defendant and other family members had scammed this person as they several others using the same methods of deceit. Charges issued under G.L. c. 266 Section 30(1) and G.L. c. 266 Section 30(5). The defendants are not citizens and therefore a dismissal or acquittal was necessary. Attorney Neyman was able to get these charges dismissed on the day of trial. He successfully defendant all cases in all counties.

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Felony Charges of Larceny Over $250 Against Non-Citizen Defendants Dismissed

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 22:31:10 GMT

The defendant is a non-citizen who has been accused of scamming elderly persons throughout the country. Our office represents this person and several of his family members on this case and other similar cases throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The scam is initiated by someone calling an elderly person claiming to be a lawyer for a grandchild. The scheme is well planned. The perpetrators know the identity of the grandchildren, their address and age. The victims are told that the grandchild is in great trouble and in need of money for bail or legal fees. Money then gets wired in the form of gift cards to a specific electronic address. There, it is accessed or retrieved by the perpetrators. Subsequently, the defendants are identified when they are videotaped using the gift cards. The charges in this case were larceny over $250, G.L. c. 266 Section 30 and receiving stolen property, G.L. c. 266 Section 60. Today, our office succeeded in getting this case dismissed.

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Felony Charges of Credit Fraud and Larceny Over $250 Dismissed

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Mon, 30 Oct 2017 20:36:52 GMT

The defendant is a non-citizen. Any form of conviction or a continuance without a finding (CWOF) would result in deportation. The prosecution alleged that the defendant and others were involved in a scam wherein, posing as criminal defense lawyers they would call elderly persons, advise them that their grandchild had been arrested and request money for bail and legal fees. The scam spanned six states, involved numerous conspirators and thousands of dollars in total. The defendant was identified as a recipient of illicitly obtained money in excess of $250 making this a felony. He was charged with credit card fraud, G.L. c. 266 Section 37C and larceny over G.L. c. 266 Section 30A. Today our office succeeded in getting the case dismissed.

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Charges of Felony Larceny Over $250 Do Not Issue After Clerk Magistrate Hearing

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Mon, 31 Jul 2017 22:17:45 GMT

The defendant supervised the victim at a local fitness facility. Unbeknownst to the victim the defendant had taken information from the victim’s employment application and obtained several high limit credit cards. The cards were used systematically and charges far exceeded $250 making the crime a felony. The Newton Police Detective generously applied for a criminal complaint for larceny over $250, G.L. c. 266 Section 30 rather than directly felony charges. Attorney Neyman was retained to represent the defendant. After a clerk magistrate hearing, no charges issued against the defendant.

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Charges of Larceny Over $250 by Single Scheme Dismissed

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 22:26:20 GMT

The defendant and several family members were involved in a dispute involving a single family home in Somerville, Massachusetts. The victims claimed that our client forged several bank documents resulting in the transfer of their home to him. They brought this to the attention of the district attorney’s office. An investigation convinced the prosecution that this did in fact happen and our client was charged with felony larceny by a single scheme, violating G.L. c. 266 Section 30(1). The accused hired Attorney Stephen Neyman just after the charges issued in February of 2016. Today, Attorney Neyman got the entire case dismissed.

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Felony Charges of Forgery of a Prescription Dismissed and Pretrial Probation on Remaining Charges on Prescription Fraud Case

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 21:12:05 GMT

Our client is a sixty year old physician’s assistant who was licensed to prescribe medications and also permitted to write on supervising physician’s licenses. Between April 2015 and September 2015 the accused wrote twenty two prescriptions on a doctor’s prescription pad, and used the prescriptions to obtain gift cards at a pharmacy providing incentives to customers who obtained their medications from that store. The gift cards exceeded $250 making the theft a felony under G.L. c. 266 Section 30. The prescription fraud and forgery charges are also felonies under G.L. c. 94C Section 33 and G.L. c. 267 Section 1 respectively. Today, Attorney Neyman was able to get pretrial probation under G.L. c. 266 Section 87 for the felony larceny and prescription fraud cases, all twenty three of them. The forgery charges were dismissed. The client will have no criminal record and will be able to work in her field again.

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Pretrial Probation for College Student Charged With Felony Larceny Over $250

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 14:33:06 GMT

Last year our client was a freshman at a prestigious college in the western part of Massachusetts. The prosecution alleged that she stole credit cards from her roommate and another person and charged several thousand dollars to the card for personal purchases. The university police collaborated with the local police and issued charges of larceny over $250 and credit card fraud, violations of G.L. c. 266 Section 30 and G.L. c. 266 Section 37C respectively. The young woman hired our office to represent her. Today, our office was able to secure pretrial probation for the woman pursuant to G.L. c. 276 Section 87. The woman will have no criminal record and there is no restitution to be paid.

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Criminal Complaint Application to be Dismissed After Clerk’s Hearing

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 19:21:13 GMT

The defendant is a marketing executive working for a large property management company. Her employer became suspicious when gift cards it had given to customers went missing and purchases in the thousands of dollars were made on them. The matter was reported to local detectives who conducted a lengthy investigation into her suspected activities. A trail of purchases led the investigators to the defendant, an employee of the victimized company. The suspect was brought into the police station for questioning at which time she confessed to having committed the crime. An application for a criminal complaint charging larceny issued followed by a clerk magistrate. Attorney Neyman was hired to defend the accused. Our office succeeded in convincing the clerk magistrate not to issue a complaint.

Felony Larceny Charges Against Nursing Student to be Dismissed

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 14:07:13 GMT

The defendant is a nursing student. She works as an intern in a nursing home in Worcester and is not a citizen. In mid January this woman and a friend were shopping at a store in a local mall. Collectively they stole over $1,000 worth of clothes and other items from several stores in the mall. They were apprehended and charged with larceny over $250, in violation of G.L. c. 266 Section 30, a felony in Massachusetts. Any sort of conviction or even a continuance without a finding would result in the defendant being denied citizenship. Deportation could result as well. Today, Attorney Neyman was able to get the defendant pretrial probation pursuant to G.L. c. 276 Section 87. In six months the case will be dismissed. There will be no immigration consequences.

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Larceny Over $250 Case Against Contractor Dismissed at Clerk Magistrate Hearing

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 23:40:31 GMT

The defendant is a contractor who also buys, restores and resells homes. In this case it was alleged that our client, during the course of making renovations and repairs to a home stole in excess of twenty thousand dollars property in violation of G.L. c. 266 Section 30. Under Massachusetts law this is a felony. Fortunately for our client a clerk magistrate hearing was scheduled. Today, Attorney Neyman was able to convince the magistrate that the case against our client was 1) unprovable and 2) a matter better suited for a civil lawsuit. The clerk agreed and not complaint issued. The application for a criminal complaint was denied and the case was dismissed.

Felony Larceny Charges Over $250 To Be Dismissed

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 16:51:01 GMT

The prosecution alleged that on February 5, 2015 Boston Police were called to an upscale Boylston Street store for a report of a larceny. Upon arrival the officers met with store security personnel who observed the defendant removing price tags from merchandise and secret the items in his jacket. He attempted to exit the store during which time a violent struggle occurred. The items were valued in excess of $250 making the theft a felony. Then, a few weeks later the same person entered the same store and stole a jacket valued over one thousand dollars. Attorney Stephen Neyman was retained on both cases. The defendant was charged with larceny over $250 in violation of G.L. c. 266 Section 30. Today, our office was able to get both cases continued without a finding. All charges are going to be dismissed.

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Chemical Engineer Gets Pretrial Probation For Larceny Charges

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Fri, 02 Oct 2015 16:19:15 GMT

Just a few weeks ago loss prevention spotted a man in a local department store concealing various items on his person. They confronted the man and detained him for a lengthy period of time. He was interrogated and ultimately admitted to stealing merchandise from the store. The police were called and the man was arrested and charged with larceny. The man is not a citizen of this country and a conviction would possibly result in his deportation, notwithstanding the fact that his wife and two children are citizens. He hired Attorney Neyman. Today, we were able to get the man pretrial probation pursuant to G.L. c. 276 Section 87. He will have no criminal record. Perhaps more importantly, this will not impact his citizenship efforts.

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Felony Larceny Charges Avoided

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Tue, 02 Jun 2015 17:54:35 GMT

The defendant is a young woman who worked at a local store that sells video games. The prosecution alleged that our client was involved in a scheme where she would issue credits for merchandise that was supposedly returned, and pocket the money without ever receiving the property. In addition, she would take money from people who reserved video games and not enter the transaction into a register. A lengthy loss prevention investigation confirmed to authorities that this woman was in fact committing these acts. The crimes were supported in large part by videotaped evidence showing the woman entering transactions at a cash register with no customer present. Today, prior to any charges being filed Attorney Stephen Neyman was able to avoid felony larceny charges issuing against our client. The case is closed without a criminal complaint issuing.

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Six Counts of Forgery of a Document Dismissed and Twelve Counts of Credit Card Fraud to be Dismissed

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 18:23:44 GMT

The defendant is a resident of another state. In November of 2013 he and another person were “shopping” at the Burlington Mall. A loss prevention officer observed the two making numerous purchases with several different credit cards. The suspects were seen going into other stores making purchases in a similar manner. The police were called and immediately made contact with the subjects. They quickly learned that the two were using fraudulent credit cards and that they had made several thousand dollars worth of purchases while at the mall. One of the defendants hired our office. He had been charged with twelve counts of credit card fraud and six counts of forgery. Today, Attorney Neyman was able to get all forgery counts dismissed. The remaining charges were continued without a finding with unsupervised probation. If the man remains free from criminal legal problems during the probationary period all charges will be dismissed.