Theft Crimes - Stephen Neyman

Charges of Breaking and Entering in the Nighttime With the Intent to Commit a Felony Against School Bus Driver Dismissed

Stephen Neyman — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:44:10 GMT

In November of 2024 police in a suburban Boston city responded to a call from a man breaking into a home rented to another person. When they arrived they observed a hole in the sheetrock of the kitchen large enough for a human body to fit through. The caller told the police that our client, a bus driver, had sawed his way through the wall from the basement. Our client was present and admitted to doing so. However, he claimed that he was the rightful owner of the home and that the alleged victim was occupying the property unlawfully. The case was initially prosecuted as an unarmed home invasion under G.L. c. 266 section 16. It was later reduced to breaking and entering in the nighttime with the intent to commit a felony also in violation of G.L. c. 266 section 15. Attorney Neyman was hired and today all charges against our client were dismissed.

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Charges of Larceny Against Electrician Dismissed

Stephen Neyman — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 20:54:45 GMT

Our client is an electrician who is a member of a prominent electrician’s union. He is well regarded in his profession. Unfortunately, a few years ago as a result of an industrial accident he became addicted to prescription pills. When the prescriptions ran out doctors refused a refill. Our client then resorted to street drugs. He fell into a pattern of using and stealing from stores and people to get money to feed his habit. In this case, he entered a laundromat. When one of the patrons was moving clothes from the washer to the dryer our client observed the individual’s wallet on a table. He open the wallet and stole several hundred dollars. This was captured on security cameras located inside the laundromat. Our client was charged with larceny under $1,200 which is a misdemeanor in Massachusetts under G.L. c. 266 section 30. Attorney Neyman represented him on this case and several others. Today, we convinced the district attorney and judge to agree to dismissing the case upon repayment of the money stolen. Our client paid today. All charges have been dismissed.

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Charges of Larceny Over $1,200 From a Building and Malicious Destruction to Property Over $1,200 and Conspiracy to Commit Felony Larceny and Breaking and Entering Dismissed

Stephen Neyman — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 11:29:56 GMT

Our client is a union worker who makes over $100 an hour on major construction projects throughout the Northeast. The district attorney alleged that nearly one year ago our client and another individual broke into a facility that contained metals for various large construction projects. Evidence left at the scene indicated that our client was the individual who masterminded this break-in and theft. It was later discovered that all individuals involved sold the metals to various construction companies throughout the area. Fingerprints, DNA and security footage gave a great indication of our clients alleged involvement. He was arrested and charged with larceny over $1,200, a felony in violation of G.L. c. 266 section 20, malicious destruction to property over $1,200 also a felony, G.L. c. 266 section 127 and conspiracy to commit breaking and entering and larceny in violation of G.L. c. 274 section 7, also a felony. After over 6 months of litigation and investigation Attorney Neyman was able to get these charges dismissed.

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Felony Charges of Receiving Stolen Property Over $1,200 and Conspiracy Dismissed on Day of Trial

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 15:31:32 GMT

Our client manages a large casino in Las Vegas. He has strong ties to Massachusetts and maintains property here. The government alleged that for over a year beginning in 2022 our client had been housing valuable items stolen from storage facilities throughout Massachusetts. Law enforcement learned of this when one of our client’s storage was deemed abandoned and its contents went to online auction. Several of the victims recognized their property on the auction website and contacted the police. Their investigation led them to charge our client with several counts of receiving stolen property over $1,200 in violation of G.L. c. 266 section 60 and conspiracy under G.L. c. 274 section 7. Today, the day of trial, all crimes charged against our client were dismissed.

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Shoplifting Charge Against Non-Citizen Dismissed on Court Costs

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Wed, 29 May 2024 18:27:36 GMT

Our client is a non-citizen who would be subject to deportation had this case not been dismissed. Several months ago she was caught shoplifting from a local clothing store. When the loss prevention personnel stopped her they realized she looked familiar. They then decided to go back and review older security videos and realized that she had stolen from the store several times in the past. She was charged with shoplifting, a violation of G.L. c .266 section 30A. This was a rather generous charge given her history at the store. Today. Attorney Neyman was able to get the case dismissed on court cost.

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Charges of Larceny By Scheme Against Builder to be Dismissed

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 17:29:12 GMT

Our client is a builder with a large portfolio of homes throughout Massachusetts. In May of 2022 he was stopped by loss prevention officer at a Home Depot. He was accused of going through the self service checkout kiosk without paying for a significant amount of items. Loss prevention went back over a year checking security footage seeing if our client had committed similar crimes before at that store. As it turns out, footage disclosed several incidents of theft by this client with losses in the thousands. The man was summonsed and charged with larceny by scheme in violation of G.L. c. 266 section 30. Today, Attorney Neyman was able to get these charges continued without a finding (CWOF) on the condition that he make restitution. Once restitution is made the case will be dismissed.

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Felony Larceny Case Against Software Developer Dismissed

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 15:36:08 GMT

Our client is a software developer at a large company. She has a doctorate in computer engineering. In late May of this year this woman was caught stealing in excess of $1,200 worth of goods from several stores in a suburban Boston mall. She summonsed for a felony arraignment charging her with larceny over $1,200. This is a felony under G.L. c. 266 section 30. She retained Attorney Stephen Neyman to represent her. Today, the day of the arraignment we succeeded in getting all charges dismissed.

Felony Larceny Charges Against College Student do Not Issue After Clerk Magistrate Hearing

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Mon, 01 May 2023 15:08:08 GMT

Our client is a college student with a 3.9 GPA at a top 10 university in the Boston area. In March of this year he was at a department store known for its high end clothing. Succumbing to temptation, the man secreted a designer jacket in a bag that he had from another store. The jacket cost over $1,200, thereby making its theft a felony in Massachusetts. Loss prevention personnel saw the activity and confirmed it on security videos. Our client was detained and questioned. He admitted to his criminal activity and received a summons for a clerk magistrate hearing charging him larceny over $1,200 in violation of G.L. c. 266 section 30. Our office was hired to defend him. Today, we convinced the clerk magistrate not to issue the complaint. There will be no record of this individual’s criminal activity.

Pretrial Probation for Paramedic Charged With Larceny Under $1,200

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 14:54:59 GMT

Our client is a paramedic who has been working for the same company for over a decade. In August of last year our client was caught on videotape taking two fishing poles from a boat docked at a well known marina. The police were able to identify our client from footage showing him taking the items and placing them in his car. The license plates revealed our client to be the owner of the car and registry images confirmed his identity. He was charged with two counts of larceny under $1,200, G.L. c. 266 section 30, both misdemeanors in Massachusetts. We were able to convince the district attorney’s office to agree to a general continuance, often called pretrial probation under G.L. c. 276 section 87. All charges will be dismissed in a few months.

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Pretrial Probation For Pharmaceutical Student Charged With Forgery of a Check Uttering a False Check and Attempted Larceny by Check

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 16:40:10 GMT

Just a couple of weeks ago we succeeded in getting this client pretrial probation under G.L. c. 276 section 87. She had been charged with attempted larceny by check G.L. c. 266 section 37, forgery under G.L. c. 267 section 1, uttering a false check in violation of G.L. c. 267 section 5. Identical charges issued in this court. This prosecution took place in another court as the bank the crimes were committed at was in a different town. We obtained the same result in this case, pretrial probation.

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Pretrial Probation for Pharmacist Charged With Forgery Uttering and Attempted Larceny by Check

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 16:23:13 GMT

Our client is a pharmaceutical student who cannot have a criminal conviction of any sort. Over the past 6-8 months she was involved with a man who had been scamming elderly people. His employment took him into assisted living facilities. There, he befriended the residents, obtained their trust and convinced them to write checks to himself. This man then used women with whom he had relationships. He would sign the checks over to them. He would then ask them to cash the checks. He told them he could not do this as all of his bank accounts had been frozen after someone hacked his accounts and stole his money. All of this was untrue but nevertheless convinced our client and others to unwittingly assist with his plan. Our client tried to cash the checks at two branches of the bank on which the checks were written. She was denied at both and subsequently received a complaint for forgery G.L. c. 267 section 1, uttering a false check G.L. c. 267 section 5 and attempted larceny by check G.L. c. 266 section 37. Convincing the district attorney’s office that our client was in fact unknowingly participating in this they agreed to pretrial probation under G.L. c. 276 section 87. All charges will be dismissed and our client can continue with her education.

Charges of Felony Larceny Over $1,200 Against Salon Owner Reduced to Misdemeanor and Continued Without a Finding

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 16:20:26 GMT

Back in February of this year police were called for a report of a large scale shoplifting operation at a major department store. When they got to the scene loss prevention had detained a woman who had concealed and placed into her car nearly $10,000.00 worth of goods. The officers reviewed security footage of the incident. An investigation followed. The results revealed that this woman had done this at this store and similar stores for over a year stealing nearly one hundred thousand dollars worth of goods. She was charged with larceny over $1,200 under G.L. c. 266 section 30. Establishing some several financial hardship for the woman, we convinced the district attorney’s office to reduce the felony to a misdemeanor with the right to have disparate recommendations before the judge. We prevailed on getting a continuance without a finding (CWOF) for our client.

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Pretrial Probation for Accountant Charged With Larceny Over and Felony Credit Card Fraud and Conspiracy

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 15:56:30 GMT

Our client was the business manager/accountant for a small business in a Boston suburb. The owner of the business suspected him of stealing large sums of money. She went to the police department and met with a detective who assisted her in successfully applying for a criminal complaint. The man was charged with larceny over $1,200 G.L. c. 266 section 30, credit card fraud over $1,200 G.L. c. 266 section 37C and conspiracy G.L. c. 274 section 7. Our investigation took over three years due to the “victim” consistently interfering with our discovery efforts. Nevertheless, we prevailed on the district attorney’s office to agree to pretrial probation under G.L. c. 276 section 87 for a period of 90 days. All charges will be dismissed before the end of the year.

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Pretrial Probation for Truck Driver Charged With Attempted Larceny and Charges of Receiving Stolen Property Over $1,200 Operating Uninsured and Unregistered and Unlicensed All Dismissed

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 18:59:59 GMT

Nearly a year ago, our client, an independent truck driver, came to Massachusetts to pick up a load of goods. When he arrived at the designated location he was met by police officers. Apparently, the goods he was to pick up were purchased with a stolen credit card. The police then searched the truck and found thousands of dollars of stolen appliances in the truck. The man was driving a truck that was unregistered and uninsured. The plates were concealed and the man did not have a valid driver’s license. He was arrested and charged with attempted larceny G.L. c. 266 section 30 and G.L. c. 274 section 6, receiving stolen property over $1,200 G.L. c. 266 section 60, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle G.L. c. 90 section 10, operating uninsured G.L. c. 90 section 34J and concealing plates G.L. c. 90 section 23. We arranged for pretrial probation under G.L. c. 276 section 87 for the attempted larceny for a period of six months and all other charges were dismissed.

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Felony Charges of Receiving Stolen Property Over $1,200 Dismissed Following Successful Motion to Suppress

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 18:51:31 GMT

The defendant is an entrepreneur involved in several lucrative businesses. One of these businesses involves the purchase and resale of commercial fencing. The defendant would buy surplus fencing on the internet or from wholesalers, store them and resell at opportune times depending on market demand. A competitor was searching the internet for similar products. He came across the defendant’s listing and made false and unsubstantiated claims that the fencing the defendant was selling was his and had been stolen from him. Unscrupulous police officers seized this opportunity to obtain a search warrant for the defendant’s property. Naturally the fencing was on the property as advertised and it was seized. We successfully argued a motion to suppress the unlawful search. Today the case came before a judge who agreed that without the fencing the district attorney could not prosecute the defendant for these charges, receiving stolen property in excess of $1,200.00 in violation of G.L. c. 266 section 60. As a result our motion to dismiss was allowed.

Pre-Arraignment Diversion For Graduate Student Charged With Breaking and Entering With the Intent to Commit a Felony

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 13:53:15 GMT

Our client is a graduate at a top rated university working towards his PhD. On May 31, 2021 he and a friend were in Boston near a construction site. They were celebrating being vaccinated and being able to go out more freely. The men had been drinking. They decided to enter the construction to climb up a newly constructed building to get a view of downtown Boston at night. Someone observed the man scale the construction fence and enter the building. The police were called. Both men were apprehended and charged with Breaking and Entering in the Nighttime With the Intent to Commit a Felony in violation of G.L. c. 266 section 16. We were hired. We moved the arraignment back and met with the district attorney’s office seeking pre-arraignment diversion pursuant to G.L. c. 276A. The prosecutor and the judge agreed with this resolution. The defendant was not arraigned and all charges have been dismissed.

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Pre-Arraignment Diversion for College Student Charged With Breaking and Entering

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 13:35:02 GMT

Our client is a college student. In February of 2021, around 3:00 a.m. he was seen walking down a street looking into car windows. The person making the observation followed him and called the police. The witness saw the man enter a pickup truck and remove several items and then discard them in a trash can. The police arrived and corroborated the witness’ report. The man was charged with Breaking and Entering With the Intent to Commit a Misdemeanor under G.L. c. 266 section 16A. Attorney Neyman was retained. Today, our office was able to get pre-arraignment diversion pursuant to G.L. c. 276A. There will be no record of this event in his criminal history.

Charges of Larceny Over $1,200 and Conspiracy Dismissed

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 15:06:46 GMT

In April of 2020 police in an Eastern Massachusetts city responded to a call for a larceny. They met with the victim, a local truck driver who routinely delivers cigarettes to convenience stores. While inside a store making a delivery the driver’s truck padlocks were broken and cases of cigarettes were stolen from the inside of the truck. An eyewitness working across the street informed the police of his observations. Additionally, a security video from the store was obtained. It captured the entire incident. The suspects escaped into a vehicle registered to our client. The detectives investigating this incident tried to contact the car owner, our client. They were unable to do so however they did contact her children who identified the car as hers. They also told the police that our client never permitted anyone to drive the vehicle. Based on this information our client was charged with larceny over $1,200 a felony under G.L. c. 266 section 30 and conspiracy G.L. c. 274 section 7. Today we prevailed on a motion to dismiss.

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Charges of Unarmed Burglary and Felony Malicious Destruction to Property Dismissed Prior to Arraignment

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 20:29:13 GMT

The defendant is a software engineer in his early twenties. In late December he was in an argument with a former girlfriend. She asked him to leave her house. He did. He then went out to several bars, got drunk and in the early morning hours went back to her home. He made a forced entry into the home by breaking down the front door. A neighbor heard the noise and saw the man entering the home. The police were called and the defendant was arrested and charged with unarmed burglary under G.L. c. 266 Section 15 and malicious destruction to property over $1,200 in violation of G.L. c. 266 Section 127. Attorney Neyman was retained to represent the man. Our office had information that our client may have been drugged. Following up on that lead we had him tested. Date rape drugs, probably intended for someone else were found in his system. Our toxicology expert provided a report, evaluation and analysis consistent with our client lacking the criminal intent to commit these acts. The district attorney’s office accepted this representation as did the victim and all agreed to this case being dismissed prior to arraignment.

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Felony Larceny Case Dismissed Prior to Arraignment

Law Offices of Stephen Neyman Team — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 15:18:11 GMT

In 2010 the defendant was enrolled in law school in Massachusetts. He got engaged to a woman and wrote a check for thousands of dollars to a local jeweler to pay for the engagement ring. The check never cleared. The defendant left Massachusetts and continued law school in another state. The deficient check prompted the jeweler to contact the district attorney’s office and charges of larceny by check over $250 under G.L. c. 266 Section 37 issued. This is a felony in Massachusetts. The defendant never answered to the charges and was defaulted. Just a few weeks ago this case surfaced and threatened to derail the defendant’s legal career. Attorney Stephen Neyman was hired to represent the defendant. Attorney Neyman negotiated a settlement with the jewelry store and the district attorney’s office. The jeweler was paid full restitution and the district attorney’s office agreed to nolle prosse (dismiss) prior to arraignment.

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