Pasadena police received a report on March 23 from a reportee who claimed to have been the victim of fraud.
According to the report, a male victim told police that he had hired an attorney to represent an incarcerated family member and discovered later that the subject was not a licensed attorney.
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Officers were dispatched March 23 in reference to a disturbance at the 1400 block of Richey. Police contacted the reportee who stated that he had been referred to an attorney’s office at 1414 Richey for assistance in a family’s member’s legal situation.
The reportee told police he met the suspect in January 2012 at the above address and was advised by the suspect that he was an attorney and could assist the reportee in bonding his relative out of jail as well as representing him in court.
According to the reportee, he gave the suspect $3,000 up front. The reportee attempted to contact the suspect at a later date at which time the suspect said he had posted the bond for the family member but that the Immigration and Naturalization Service had put a hold on his release. The suspect could not produce a receipt for the bond. The reportee told police that since January, he had not been able to locate the suspect. The suspect was eventually located at a Pasadena McDonald’s by the victim where a disturbance ensued and police were called.
The case has forwarded to detectives for an investigation to determine if charges can be filed against the suspect.
