NJ Credit Card Theft & Fraud Lawyers February 10, 2010
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New Jersey Credit Card Theft & Fraud Lawyers
Even though more people are protecting themselves against identity theft, credit card theft and fraud is still a common problem in New Jersey. As a result, our lawyers have seen that it can be treated as a very serious offense. If you have been arrested for credit card fraud, it is important to call a NJ credit card fraud lawyer right away. This is because our team of tough, smart fraud attorneys have found that early intervention can lead to great results.
Credit Card Fraud Lawyers prevent man’s arrest
To demonstrate why it is so important to call a New Jersey lawyer right away, consider this example from our firm. Jef Henninger’s client was accused of about $150,000 in credit card fraud. Before the defendant was arrested, Jef worked the case for two weeks which ended in the charged being torn up. While every case is different and results may be different in your case, it would be almost impossible to get this result if the client would have not called the credit card fraud attorney Jef Henninger, Esq. months after his arrest.
Our credit card theft and fraud attorneys are easy to reach from anywhere in New Jersey. Call our lawyers at any time to discuss your case or set up an appointment. You can meet with one of our tough, smart attorneys at any one of our ten New Jersey offices including Newark, Jersey City, Toms River, Eatontown, Red Bank, Freehold, New Brunswick, East Brunswick, Woodbridge and Princeton.
Former employee of Cerebral Palsy of North Jersey charged with theft December 14, 2009
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Shaakerah Kelly of Bloomfield has been charged with theft by deception, forgery and fraudulent use of credit cards. The theft allegedly occurred over a three-year period beginning in June 2005. She worked in the accounts payable unit at Cerebral Palsy of North Jersey and allegedly deposited checks into her personal bank account. The total amount of the checks stolen totals $320,000. There is no indication as to where the credit card fraud charge comes from.
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Maryland man escapes arrest for credit card fraud December 16, 2008
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A few weeks ago, a Detective from a police department in South Jersey called a man from Maryland to ask him to give a statement with regard to allegations of credit card fraud and identity theft. Luckily for him, he called my office before doing anything.
When I spoke with the client, I learned that the total amount allegedly stolen exceeded $150,000 from one victim, but via two different credit cards. By the time I was involved in the case, both credit companies had already tried to resolve the case with my client for quite some time. They had now contacted the police to start prosecution.
When I spoke to the police, it seemed like it was too late. A criminal complaint was already drawn up and there was no interest in trying to settle the case. The only thing to do was turn in the client. Due to court schedules and the Decetive’s vacation, it would be about two weeks until we had to turn him in. The charges were second degree, which means his bail would be high and he would go to prison if convicted (even for a first time offender).
The news only got worse. Since he was an out of state resident, a bail bond would be tough to secure. In addition, the credit card companies didn’t seem like they wanted to deal with me. It was not looking good.
As a lawyer that does not take no for an answer, I called both credit card companies again to see if I could do anything to work this out. I discovered that one credit card was used in Maryland so that the client would be facing charges in two states. I got a hold of an investigator from that company who was just about to dot the i’s and cross t’s on a criminal complaint down there. We worked out a nice resolution that allowed my client to pay them off over time without pressing any criminal charges. One down, one to go.
This other one wouldn’t be so easy. Due to the manner in which the alleged fraud was structured, some of the debt was stuck with the victim, not my client. With the victim looking at paying 10′s of thousands in credit card debt she did not authorize, she was not willing to help us. I was able to push the date back for the client to turn himself in to buy us more time.
After several weeks of burning up the phone lines, we reached a deal that would allow my client to assume all of the fraudulent debt. Both the victim and the credit company withdrew the charges and the Detective was happy that he didn’t have to deal with the case.
Although I always try to be hopeful about every case, I was planning on my client being arrested. I was already thinking about how the trial would look like. If this client would have given a statement before calling me, this entire case would have been very, very different.
