I am nine months into a formal effort to recover a large amount of money snatched from my trust by an errant trustee, an Oklahoma CPA in good standing. I’ve been able to accomplish three things. The civil suit is filed. A criminal investigation is underway. The state accountancy board is investigating.
I have a new, final total of what he withdrew from my trust. Including what he paid himself for this complete lack of good faith, it is $190,127.50. I would sign off on that as the amount to which he helped himself.
I have no hearing date for the civil suit. I have no indication there will be criminal charges, and no indication he will lose his professional certification even temporarily. In short, this guy got away with it clean as a whistle. The bulk of the money has been gone for 14 months. I don’t expect immediate justice despite the fact this case is as clear as a criminal case can be. If I ever see a dime of the money he stole, the shock will probably kill me. That this theft happened and there were attempts to rub me out are no concern to law enforcement’s victim specialist.
The trustee is greatly enriched, with a fine, happy retirement ahead. I will be destitute for the rest of my life. This matter is hopelessly locked. I will keep trying to push it along, but it’s not looking good at all.
What does his theft look like? With account numbers removed, here is my list of check numbers and amounts as of February 26, 2014:
The trustee wrote 19 checks to his business accounts represented as payment for invoices totaling $13,177.50. They are:
From account #0000000000 Titanium Money Market Savings: #1007, $1,000.00; #1009, $450.00; #1017, $1,500.00.
From account #000000000 Signature Checking: #1501, $712.50; #1504, $600.00; #1512, $1,300.00; #1518, $490.00; #1530, $437.50; #1541, $1,162.50; #1551, $200.00; #1560, $450.00; #1577, $250.00; #1624, $625.00; #1626, $1,125.00; #1632, $450.00; #1634, $475.00; #1635, $600.00; #1639, $600.00; #1641, $750.00.
The trustee made a withdrawal October 4, 2012 for $450.00 and October 8, 2012 for $1,500.00 plus 93 checks written to his business and personal accounts lacking description represented as money invested totaling $176,950.00.
From account #0000000000 Titanium Money Market Savings: To a business account: #1008, $3,200.00; #1015, $5,000.00; #1016, $4,000.00; #1018, $1,200.00; #1025, $5,000.00; #1202, $3,500.00.
To his personal account: #1011, $675.00; #1012, $1,525.00; #1013, $75.00; #1014, $5,600.00; #1019, $400.00.
From account #0000000000 Business Money Market: To a business account: #1602, $3,000.00; #1605, $5,000.00.
To his personal account: #1600, $3,000.00; #1601, $1,000.00; #1604, $6,000.00.
From account #000000000 Signature Checking: To a business account: #1534, $1,000.00; #1536, $2,700.00; #1537, $2,000.00; #1540, $1,500.00; #1544, $2,500.00; #1546, $2,000.00; #1547, $1,000.00; #1548, $500.00; #1553, $3,000.00; #1554, $2,500.00; #1557, $2,000.00; #1562, $2,000.00; #1566, $2,000.00; #1568, $1,500.00; #1571, $1,800.00; #1572, $2,000.00; #1576, $2,500.00; #1578, $3,000.00; #1594, $500.00; #1596, $5,000.00; #1597, $300.00; #1598, $700.00; #1599, $500.00; #1608, $75.00; #1610, $900.00; $1611, $100.00; #1636, $1,000.00.
To his personal account: #1520, $1,600.00; #1522, $1,200.00; #1523, $3,000.00; #1526, $1,000.00; #1527, $1,550.00; #1528, $2,000.00; #1529, $1,200.00; #1531, $1,300.00; #1533, $2,500.00; #1535, $3,000.00; #1538, $1,000.00; #1542, $2,000.00; #1545, $2,000.00; $1549, $500.00; #1552, $3,700.00; #1555, $2,000.00; #1556, $2,200.00; #1558, $1,500.00; $450.00 withdrawal; $1,500.00 withdrawal; #1561, $1,500.00; #1563, $2,600.00; #1564, $3,360.00; #1565, $1,400.00; #1567, $1,000.00; #1569, $2,000.00; #1570, $900.00; #1573, $800.00; #1574, $1,600.00; #1579, $4,500.00; #1580, $1,500.00; #1581, $7,500.00; #1582, $2,200.00; #1583, $2,000.00; #1584, $1,500.00; #1585, $1,400.00; #1586, $1,100.00; #1587, $1,000.00; #1589, $200.00; #1590, $200.00; #1591, $1,200.00; #1593, $1,100.00; #1595, $2,700.00; #1600, $1,550.00; #1602, $1,200; #1603, $600.00; #1604, $200.00; #1605, $200.00; #1609, $540.00; #1612, $400.00; #1613, $250.00.
The total the trustee withdrew from the bank accounts from December 2011 to December 2, 2013 is $190,127.50. Don’t you wish you had that money? I sure do, but the former trustee doesn’t because he actually has it. The law’s inertia is the fundamental enabler of this mischief. You are on your own, and it’s every man for himself.
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