Criminal Charges:
Woman charged in the Wrentham District Court for:
- Larceny Over $1200.00 – M.G.L. c. 266, § 30(1)
- Identity Fraud – M.G.L. c. 266, § 37E
City, State, County and Court:
Plainville, Massachusetts, Norfolk County
Wrentham District Court
Case Overview:
A man received a call from his bank regarding multiple fraudulent charges to his debit account. These charges included U-Haul and Amazon purchases, and credit card repayment purchases totaling $9,400.00. Police obtained the bank records and discovered additional purchases to Apple, Starbucks, and Home Depot using Cash App, and to an Apple Pay account. Police obtained multiple search warrants and determined the suspect to be the ex-girlfriend of the man’s son. The woman received a summons to appear for arraignment in Wrentham District Court for charges of Larceny Over $1,200 and Identity Fraud. The woman retained Massachusetts Criminal Defense Lawyer, John L. Calcagni III, to defend her in this case.
Case Result: Larceny: 6-Months Pretrial Probation (No Restitution); Identity Fraud: Dismissed
Upon further investigation, Attorney Calcagni and his team discovered the man’s son obtained his father’s debit card information and provided it to his ex-girlfriend by text message, who had accused him of rape in Barnstable County Superior Court. Armed with the information, and retaliatory conduct, Attorney Calcagni persuaded the Commonwealth to dismiss the Identity Fraud charge, and place the ex-girlfriend on pretrial probation, which is essentially a prolonged dismissal that requires no admission and or criminal conviction, on the Larceny charge for six months with the condition that she stay away and have no contact with the man. Assuming the ex-girlfriend remains out of trouble and abides by this condition for six months, the charge will be dismissed, and become immediately eligible to be sealed from public record.
