Archive for January 2009
500,000.00 Stays in StateFarm’s Hands
State Farm Insurance asked Gradoni & Associates to surveil a lady living in Eagle Pass who claimed that she was severely handicapped as the result of an automobile accident. Gradoni Investigators Take The Surveillance Case Our surveillance Investigator, Gaston Gurrola, filmed the lady working in a flower shop and then walking across the bridge into…
Read MoreThey Said She Committed Aggravated Robbery
Attorney Lori Gooch represented a female charged with Aggravated Robbery. Gradoni & Associates Intervenes with Solid Detective Work Our investigation determined that none of the State’s witnesses were reliable and that the allegation may have been in retaliation over some personal matters. Lori was able to relay this information to the Grand Jury who returned…
Read MoreMystery of the Moving Boxes, Unfoiled
Attorney Travis Crowder represented a company that had hundreds of metal receptacles placed throughout the city for clothing donations. A number of the receptacles, valued at $1300 a piece, had been stolen from their placement sites. Gradoni Investigator’s Track & Surveil Operation Investigator Carey Wellmaker orchestrated an investigation which involved placing tracking devices on containers…
Read MoreThe Stolen Benz Investigation
State Farm Insurance hired Gradoni & Associates to locate a stolen silver 2005 Mercedes which originally displayed Louisiana license plates. Gradoni & Associates Investigates the Auto Theft Utilizing the Firm’s extensive databases, we were able to identify a potential address for the suspect. Investigators visited the suspect’s residence in the early morning hours and found…
Read MoreReflectors Trump HPD’s Crack Possession Charges
Attorney Lana Gordon represented a female who was stopped by Houston Police Officers while she was riding a bicycle at 6:00 a.m., for not having reflectors. The search, subsequent to her arrest, produced a “crack” pipe in her possession. Our Defendant claimed that the bicycle was properly equipped with reflectors. Gradoni & Associates Charge into…
Read MoreThe Investigation of a Flawed DWI Arrest
A man was arrested in Houston for a DWI offense, and hired Attorney Mark W. Bennett to fight the charge. Gradoni & Associates Get Involved Investigators assisted Attorney Mark W. Bennett in identifying information regarding the arresting officer’s vehicle which indicated that the vehicle did not have a video camera and the radar machine had been last…
Read MoreThe Insurance Broker Vs. The Reservist Incident
Attorney Robert Loper represented an insurance agency owner who was involved in a verbal traffic incident with a Reserve Police Officer from a small town in Galveston County. When our Defendant parked his car, the Reserve Officer dressed in hospital scrubs, ran up to the Defendant, and tried to handcuff him. The Defendant resisted. Gradoni &…
Read MoreThe Case of the Armed Arrested Felon with Drugs
Attorney Laine Lindsey represented a Defendant charged with the Possession of Controlled Substance and Felon in Possession of a Weapon. Gradoni & Associates’ Detectives Uncover Discrepancies Our investigation revealed that the circumstances surrounding the Defendant’s arrest and the subsequent discovery of the weapon, did not match what was written in the Police report. Laine was…
Read MoreThe Wrongfully Accused Grandpa Case
Attorney Dick Bax represented a Grandfather charged with sexually assaulting his Granddaughter. Gradoni & Associates’ Detectives Take the Case Investigators were able to determine as the result of Subpoenaed school records and interviews that the child had made allegations in the past that were never supported and that the child’s Mother was unstable and vindictive…
Read MoreThe Abusive Husband Vs. Armed Wife Investigation
Attorney Robert Fickman represented a female charged with pointing a gun at her abusive husband. The Defendant had been physically abused by the Complainant for a long period of time. When the Complainant refused to leave after an abusive incident with the Defendant, she went to the closet to retrieve a gun to protect herself. The…
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