BRIEFLY PALMDALE LANDLORD GIVEN PROBATION.LANCASTER - A Palmdale landlord who pleaded no contest to forgery forgery, in art forgery, in art, the false claim to authenticity for a work of art. The Nature of Forgery Because the provenance of works of art is seldom clear and because their origin is often judged by means of subtle factors, art in an escrow escrow Instrument, such as a deed, money, or property, that constitutes evidence of obligations between two or more parties and is held by a third party. It is delivered by the third party only upon fulfillment of some condition. case was sentenced Thursday to three years' probation and six days' community service. Kevin Dillard, 35, also was ordered to pay a $100 fine and received credit for four days he served in jail, court officials said. Dillard had entered his plea to a felony felony (fĕl`ənē), any grave crime, in contrast to a misdemeanor, that is so declared in statute or was so considered in common law. forgery count, but it was reduced Thursday to a misdemeanor misdemeanor, in law, a minor crime, in contrast to a felony. At common law a misdemeanor was a crime other than treason or a felony. Although it might be a grave offense, it did not affect the feudal bond or take away the offender's property. By the 19th cent. . Dillard was accused of accepting money from a person for a down payment on a home and canceling the escrow while the victim was on vacation. Dillard took the money out of escrow and deposited the check into his business account rather than return it to the victim, sheriff's deputies said. In a separate, unrelated case, Dillard was ordered to pay $2,430 in fines in October after pleading Asking a court to grant relief. The formal presentation of claims and defenses by parties to a lawsuit. The specific papers by which the allegations of parties to a lawsuit are presented in proper form; specifically the complaint of a plaintiff and the answer of a defendant plus any guilty to nine misdemeanor counts alleging housing code violations. Authorities said Dillard turned off the water to his apartment building in Palmdale, leaving its occupants without water for more than a week. - Daily News |
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