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The Toner Investigation
Gradoni & Associates was hired by a messenger company to investigate company theft. A number of the messenger company’s drivers were picking up used toner cartridges and selling them for their own personal gain rather than turning them back in to their client for rebates. Investigating the Corporate Theft Scheme Our investigation determined that a…
Read MoreThe Case of the Sidewalk Absconder
The Case of the Sidewalk Absconder Diane O’Kane represented a defendant charged with possession of crack. The defendant had been originally stopped by police for the violation of not walking on a sidewalk. The defendant’s walking partner, only known as “Hard Hat,” was a witness to the arrest. Investigator Harry Johnson canvassed the area where…
Read MoreThe Teacher-Student Assault Investigation
Attorney Robert Fickman represented a teacher in Galveston County charged with physically assaulting one of his students. Investigators developed information that established the student was less than reliable and had a propensity for being the aggressor in many incidents. The case was subsequently dismissed when this information was presented to the prosecutor. An Effective Houston…
Read MoreThe “Mentally Unstable” Investigation
Endangerment to a Child: No Bill Jonathan Paull represented an individual who was charged with endangerment of a child as a result of an incident that occurred in a vehicle. The defendant was riding in the passenger seat in a vehicle driven by the child’s mother. A fight erupted between the defendant and the driver.…
Read MoreThe Case of the Innocent Bystander Killing
Attorney Robert Fickman and Attorney Stanley Schneider represented an individual charged in Fort Bend County with the murder of an individual who was an innocent bystander to an altercation between the defendant and a third party. Our Investigation Offers Tantalizing Revelations During our criminal investigation, Gradoni & Associates’ private detectives found witnesses who testified that the third…
Read MoreThe U of H Burglary Investigation
Burglary of a Habitation: No Bill Attorney Stanley Schneider and Attorney Kevin Fine represented a college athlete who along with two friends had visited a University of Houston campus dormitory. During the course of heavy partying, a room was burglarized of a stereo and VCR. The defendant and both of his friends were charged as…
Read MoreInvestigation: Fraud Surveillance
Fraud Surveillance Our firm was hired by a criminal defense law firm to conduct surveillance on a individual claiming serious injuries from an automobile accident. It was rumored that the plaintiff had a previous case and a large settlement. The Investigation Ensues Clay Buckner surveilled the plaintiff in a very rural setting. The plaintiff’s neighbor…
Read MoreThe Apartment Complex Robbery Investigation
The Apartment Complex Robbery Investigation Aggravated Robbery: Acquitted Staci Biggar represented a defendant charged with an aggravated robbery that occurred in the apartment complex where he resided with his mother. The apartment manager suggested to police the identity of the suspect. The police then obtained an identification of the suspect from the victim utilizing a…
Read MoreA Case of Capital Mistrial
A Case of Capital Mistrial Capital Mistrial Attorney Katherine Scardino and Attorney Jimmy Phillips Jr. were appointed to a high profile capital murder case in the 184th Criminal District Court in Harris County. Scardino’s client and his cousin were charged with Capital Murder in the September 4th shooting deaths of two employees at the Hollywood…
Read MoreThe Case of the Police Officer Abuser
Ross Palmie represented an individual who was charged with assaulting a police officer while on probation for the same charge. Investigators canvassed the neighborhood where the incident took place, finding an impartial third party witness that verified the defendant’s story that he did not assault the police officer. The witnesses testified in court on the…
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