Archive for December 2016
The Alcoholic Child Custodian Investigation
Attorney Dominick Derose represented a mom who was trying to change the custody terms of her divorce decree, which gave her ex-husband primary custody of their child. One of the conditions of the final decree was that the ex-husband was to refrain from drinking alcoholic beverages while he had possession of the child. Gradoni &…
Read MoreThe Child Custody Requirement Violations Case
The Child Custody Requirement Violations Case VIOLATION OF CUSTODIAL REQUIREMENTS Attorney Diane Carvillo represented a mom who was trying to prove that her ex-husband was not following the court ordered final judgment. Due to the husband’s alcohol problems, during weekend visitation his two children were not allowed to drive with him in a vehicle or…
Read MoreThe Case of The Embezzling Accountants
A Corporate Investigation Success Our firm was contacted by the owner of a lawn maintenance company with an embezzlement problem. The owner had determined that his accountant of 13 years had been paying a number of her personal bills, including all the expenses associated with her husband’s business, from their business account. The suspect was…
Read MoreThe Case of Naked Service
Our family law client was trying to serve change of custody papers to an elusive morn. As a result of Facebook searches we learned that the mom was going to pose naked at a party for artists in a private home. The Plan The plan was to serve the elusive mom during the party and…
Read MoreIs Your Daughter’s Boyfriend a Sex Offender?
One of our client’s legal assistants asked that we background an adult male who was dating her 16 year old child. Team Gradoni Investigates As a result of our background investigation, we determined that our future son-in-law was a registered sex offender. His next visit to his girlfriend’s house didn’t go too well for him…
Read MoreConfessed Thief Accused of iMurder
Attorney Robert “Bob” Loper represented an individual who was charged with the beating death of a fellow resident at an apartment complex, in which the victim’s iPhone was taken. The State had an 8 year old juvenile witness who claimed he observed the defendant strike the victim. The defendant claimed from the beginning that he…
Read MoreThe Texas Prison Break Murder Trial
Attorney Jimmy Phillips Jr. and Attorney Katherine Scardino represented one of two inmates attempting to escape from a work project in a Huntsville prison unit where 80 inmates were working. During the escape the co-defendant was trying to leave the area in a stolen truck, coming in contact with a guard who fell from her…
Read MoreThe Case of the Nightclub Gangland Killing
Attorney Skip Cornelius represented a young defendant who was charged, with another defendant, with the shooting death of a rival gang member at a club in Houston, TX. Gradoni & Associates Investigates We were able to identify and interview two witnesses who stated that the defendant was with them at the club when the shots…
Read MoreThe Narco-Murder Dismissal
Attorney Mary E. Conn and Attorney Jerald Graber represented a male charged with the shooting deaths of two individuals during a narcotic transaction in Houston, TX. The defendant was arrested at age 17, spending 4 years in the Harris County Jail before his case went to trial. The defendant had two different attorneys before Mary…
Read MoreThe Shotgun Murder Investigation
Attorney Katherine Scardino and Attorney Jimmy Phillips Jr. represented a lady charged with the shooting death of her husband. The defendant, her husband and her husband’s brother were returning home from an evening of heavy drinking. While in the driveway to the residence the husband assaulted the defendant, smashing her head against the dashboard of…
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