Victorville Federal Correctional InstituteDoesn't look like much fun....
Do you think the Feds will place the whole family here? Or somewhere else? Let's here your comments
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Shanyn's latest squeeze....
Wow!! She really knows how to pick them.
Frank is going to trial any day now for his 3rd DUI !!! What an upstanding citizen he must be. Maybe this is why she's been so quiet about him.
This was found on the Public Open Access page for San Bernardino County Court. Check it out for yourself @ http://www.co.san-bernardino.ca.us/courts/genInfo/openaccess.htm
And here are all his other recent charges/cases. Included are:2/2/04 - dui #1
11/18/04 - driving w/suspended liscense
3/26/05 - dui #2
3/26/05 - dui #2
4/24/07 - driving w/ suspended liscense
1/23/08 - driving w/ suspended liscense
9/1/08 - driving w/ suspended liscense
9/9/08 - dui #3
1/23/08 - driving w/ suspended liscense
9/1/08 - driving w/ suspended liscense
9/9/08 - dui #3
Maybe someone should notify MADD about this guy....
Friday, May 9, 2008
Courthouse Day 1 .....
So I hear there was much whining going on in the courtroom Thursday. The Smith's lawyer argued desperately to have their accounts unfroze, probably wondering when (or if) he was going to ever get paid. The judge didn't feel any sympathy. I'm sure the judge could see right through the BS. We can all be certain that they have a stack of cash under their mattresses.... Wayne's cash that is. Its sickening when you think about it. They are crying about not being able to access the money they stole from Wayne. They are paying their lawyers with Wayne's money too.
Go get 'em Wayne! I'm so grateful to you for seeking justice against this family. They have hurt so many people and none of us have ever been in the position to fight them back. I am behind you 100% and look foward to the next day in court for you.
I would personally like to disclose all the details of how this family has hurt me, but I need to know that they have been sentenced and going to prison before I feel safe enough to speak out. I'm sure there are others out there that are in the same position. For anyone that feels they are, please know that I have shared the details with Wayne. I hope it helps in any way to prosecute them. The more information the authorities have the better. I encourage anyone else to contact Wayne with any details of what the Smiths did to them.
Go get 'em Wayne! I'm so grateful to you for seeking justice against this family. They have hurt so many people and none of us have ever been in the position to fight them back. I am behind you 100% and look foward to the next day in court for you.
I would personally like to disclose all the details of how this family has hurt me, but I need to know that they have been sentenced and going to prison before I feel safe enough to speak out. I'm sure there are others out there that are in the same position. For anyone that feels they are, please know that I have shared the details with Wayne. I hope it helps in any way to prosecute them. The more information the authorities have the better. I encourage anyone else to contact Wayne with any details of what the Smiths did to them.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Anonymous or not, you will be heard here.
If a comment appears as "deleted" it is only the author of that comment who can delete it. The author can simply change their mind about posting a comment. No comments will disappear as they had on the other site. Please realise that it is taking much courage for some victims to come forward after all of these years and speak up. People have been bullied, threatened, fired, beaten up and even thrown in jail by this family. If you have been victimised by the Smiths please understand that this is a forum where you can safely speak up. It has been set up to remain anonymous to any who choose to remain so. I encourage everyone to share their experiences not only here but with the DA's office in an effort to find closure and justice. You are not alone and the Smiths have NO control over this forum.
Sunday, May 4, 2008
This blog has been established for open discussion regarding the accusations of embezzelment brought against the Smith Family of Apple Valley. There were some interesting comments made on the Daily Press's website, but the Smith family kept deleting all comments by "reporting abuse". Feel free to speak your mind now, they cannot delete your comments now.
The following article was printed in the Victor Valley Daily Press:
Family accused of embezzling millions from Apple Valley company
Comments 121 Recommend 49
BROOKE EDWARDS Staff Writer
April 25, 2008 - 2:03PM
APPLE VALLEY — A local family is being sued for allegedly embezzling millions of dollars from Gold Star Equipment Rentals in Apple Valley.
Dianne Smith, her husband Percival Charles, and their children Patricia, Shanyn and Travis have all been named in the pending civil suit, which alleges the family used company money for payments on Hummers and Corvettes, mobile homes and jet skis.
Attorney Gary Martin with Martin and Stamp said he believes at least $2 million was embezzled, though his team is still pouring over a decade of financial records to determine the total amount.
Judge Thomas Garza at the Victorville Courthouse froze the Smith’s assets earlier this month, after Martin reported they were attempting to liquidate their 401(k) and feared they were ready to run.
Attorneys for the family deny all of these allegations. The family’s attorney, Anthony Lanza said their side of the story will be filed in court documents by Thursday.
Lanza said McCurley fired Dianne Smith in December because she refused to continue “cooking the books,” as she had been pressured to do for years so that McCurley could defraud the IRS of millions.
He said none of the Smiths ever benefited financially from the fraud.
Though no criminal case has yet been filed, a local investigation recently opened under Cpl. Bob Thacker with the San Bernardino County Sheriff Department’s Apple Valley station, according to spokeswoman Trish Hill. Hill said the investigation is in its very early stages, but that the Smiths are accused of fraud and embezzlement. She anticipates it will be a lengthy investigation, with accusations dating back more than 10 years.
Court documents include hundreds of pages of canceled checks out of Gold Star’s expense account signed by Dianne Smith, with thousands spent on jewelry and written to her children. Dianne Smith also allegedly forged McCurley’s name and took out lines of credit to purchase four pieces of property in Apple Valley.
“I think it’s a slam-dunk case,” said Wayne McCurley, owner of Gold Star and its parent company Westech Industries. McCurley filed the suit against the Smiths on Feb. 25.
In his statement to the court, McCurley said Charles Smith called him on Dec. 21, confessed and revealed the plan to pin the fraud on him.
“He told me that he was sure I was close to finding out he and his wife Dianne Smith had been stealing money from Westech and Gold Star,”McCurley wrote in his statement. “He stated that while they had not stolen the millions of dollars it might appear they had, they nevertheless had a ‘pretty good run.’ ”
McCurley wrote in his statement that Charles Smith told him Dianne Smith had created a set of books that would show the company had not paid all of the taxes they should, and threatened to use the books to destroy the business if he ever tried to put them in prison.
Dianne Smith had been with Gold Star for 15 years, first as a bookkeeper and later as a board member and chief financial officer in charge of all accounting for the company.
“I think she spent the first five years earning my trust and last 10 years taking advantage of it,” McCurley said.
Smith employed her husband as general manager and her two daughters in accounting, according to court documents. Several canceled checks cashed by Travis out of the company’s expense account are also included in the court file.
McCurley said all bills for Gold Star, which rents fork lifts, tractors and other maintenance equipment, are now paid out of Westech’s home office, in Galt near Sacramento.Brooke Edwards may be reached at 955-5358 or at bedwards@vvdailypress.com.
The following article was printed in the Victor Valley Daily Press:
Family accused of embezzling millions from Apple Valley company
Comments 121 Recommend 49
BROOKE EDWARDS Staff Writer
April 25, 2008 - 2:03PM
APPLE VALLEY — A local family is being sued for allegedly embezzling millions of dollars from Gold Star Equipment Rentals in Apple Valley.
Dianne Smith, her husband Percival Charles, and their children Patricia, Shanyn and Travis have all been named in the pending civil suit, which alleges the family used company money for payments on Hummers and Corvettes, mobile homes and jet skis.
Attorney Gary Martin with Martin and Stamp said he believes at least $2 million was embezzled, though his team is still pouring over a decade of financial records to determine the total amount.
Judge Thomas Garza at the Victorville Courthouse froze the Smith’s assets earlier this month, after Martin reported they were attempting to liquidate their 401(k) and feared they were ready to run.
Attorneys for the family deny all of these allegations. The family’s attorney, Anthony Lanza said their side of the story will be filed in court documents by Thursday.
Lanza said McCurley fired Dianne Smith in December because she refused to continue “cooking the books,” as she had been pressured to do for years so that McCurley could defraud the IRS of millions.
He said none of the Smiths ever benefited financially from the fraud.
Though no criminal case has yet been filed, a local investigation recently opened under Cpl. Bob Thacker with the San Bernardino County Sheriff Department’s Apple Valley station, according to spokeswoman Trish Hill. Hill said the investigation is in its very early stages, but that the Smiths are accused of fraud and embezzlement. She anticipates it will be a lengthy investigation, with accusations dating back more than 10 years.
Court documents include hundreds of pages of canceled checks out of Gold Star’s expense account signed by Dianne Smith, with thousands spent on jewelry and written to her children. Dianne Smith also allegedly forged McCurley’s name and took out lines of credit to purchase four pieces of property in Apple Valley.
“I think it’s a slam-dunk case,” said Wayne McCurley, owner of Gold Star and its parent company Westech Industries. McCurley filed the suit against the Smiths on Feb. 25.
In his statement to the court, McCurley said Charles Smith called him on Dec. 21, confessed and revealed the plan to pin the fraud on him.
“He told me that he was sure I was close to finding out he and his wife Dianne Smith had been stealing money from Westech and Gold Star,”McCurley wrote in his statement. “He stated that while they had not stolen the millions of dollars it might appear they had, they nevertheless had a ‘pretty good run.’ ”
McCurley wrote in his statement that Charles Smith told him Dianne Smith had created a set of books that would show the company had not paid all of the taxes they should, and threatened to use the books to destroy the business if he ever tried to put them in prison.
Dianne Smith had been with Gold Star for 15 years, first as a bookkeeper and later as a board member and chief financial officer in charge of all accounting for the company.
“I think she spent the first five years earning my trust and last 10 years taking advantage of it,” McCurley said.
Smith employed her husband as general manager and her two daughters in accounting, according to court documents. Several canceled checks cashed by Travis out of the company’s expense account are also included in the court file.
McCurley said all bills for Gold Star, which rents fork lifts, tractors and other maintenance equipment, are now paid out of Westech’s home office, in Galt near Sacramento.Brooke Edwards may be reached at 955-5358 or at bedwards@vvdailypress.com.
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