EX-FUGITIVE LETS JUDGE PICK FATE : SENTENCING SCHEDULED IN VALENCIA FRAUD CASE.Byline: Laurence Darmiento Daily News Staff Writer A Valencia man who fled the state two years ago while facing fraud charges placed himself Thursday at the mercy of a judge after prosecutors said he would not be charged for his time as a fugitive. Robert Mehall, 27, plead no contest in Newhall Municipal Court to three felonies stemming from his 1994 arrest on suspicion of credit card fraud Credit card fraud is a wide-ranging term for theft and fraud committed using a credit card or any similar payment mechanism as a fraudulent source of funds in a transaction. The purpose may be to obtain goods without paying, or to obtain unauthorized funds from an account. - with no guarantee that he will be sentenced to less than the minimum prison term of more than five years. Mehall, captured in March while working as an executive headhunter headhunter A popular term for a person–or employment agency who recruits physicians, upper echelon executives or other professionals, matching potential employees with employers on Wall Street, entered a so-called ``open plea'' after turning down a set sentence that both prosecutors and the defense refused to disclose. ``We had a number in mind and they were not happy with it, so now they are at the mercy of the court,'' Damon said. ``We feel it is a state prison case. Our only agreement was not to file the fugitive charge.'' Countered defense attorney Darryl Mounger: ``He is a young man that made some mistakes when he was three years younger and during the interim period has demonstrated that he can function in our society and has learned his lesson. ``I am hoping that when (the judge) looks at all of the facts, she will certainly be more reasonable than the district attorney,'' said Mounger, adding that he is seeking to keep his client out of prison. Mehall will be sentenced by North Valley Superior Court Judge Judith Ashmann. Held in lieu of $100,000 bail, he is scheduled to appear before her May 23. Authorities say Mehall fled before a Dec. 7, 1993, Newhall court hearing following his arrest on suspicion of using fraudulent credit cards to buy nearly $1,000 worth of clothing from a Valencia Town Center store. Mehall faced the stiff prison term because he was already on probation after being convicted in 1992 of stealing thousands of dollars from Billy's sporting goods Noun 1. sporting goods - sports equipment sold as a commodity commodity, trade good, good - articles of commerce sports equipment - equipment needed to participate in a particular sport store in Newhall while its manager. After fleeing, the Hart High School Hart High School may refer to:
But he had already left for Tennessee, where investigators said he lived with his girlfriend's parents for a short while before moving on to New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . In New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , he got a job last year with a personnel firm that placed programmers, data analysts and other specialists in Wall Street jobs. He was arrested March 28 and returned to California in April after declining to fight extradition extradition (ĕkstrədĭsh`ən), delivery of a person, suspected or convicted of a crime, by the state where he has taken refuge to the state that asserts jurisdiction over him. . |
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