CLIENT, A MICHIGAN RESIDENT, WHO WAS CHARGED WITH 15 COUNTS OF LARCENY, FORGING CHECKS AND UTTERING FALSE CHECKS HIRED ATTORNEY GERALD J. NOONAN WHO GOT ALL CHARGES DROPPED UPON THE PAYMENT OF RESTITUTION AND THE CLIENT DIDN’T HAVE TO APPEAR IN COURT.
The Client, a resident of Michigan, was in Massachusetts on business and he went to the Staples Store in Woburn. Client wrote 5 checks to purchase gift cards. The 5 checks were all for amounts of around $100.00. After completing the transactions, the store manager approached the Defendant to speak to him about the checks but the Defendant fled the store. The store manager was able to get the license plate of the defendant’s vehicle, as it fled the store. An investigation by Woburn Police revealed that the Defendant forged a false name on the checks. Police located the Defendant in Michigan where he was currently on probation for committing similar larcenies and forgeries.
Result: Attorney Gerald J. Noonan contacted the District Attorney’s Office and was able to reach an agreement where the Commonwealth would agree to drop all charges so long as the Defendant paid Staples restitution. Attorney Gerald J. Noonan provided the District Attorney with proof that his client paid Staples the restitution they were owed. The Commonwealth dropped all charges and the Defendant did not even have to appear in court.