Loan Modification Agents Robbed and Beaten in Los Angeles

Posted on: October 31, 2009 at 4:06 a.m.

Los Angeles violent crime defense attorneys usually have their hands full with any criminal trial. During the current economic crisis, Los Angeles violent crime defense attorneys have had to defend crimes that are truly out of the ordinary.

For example, , two loan modification agents were victims of a violent crime, having been beaten and robbed last week by a couple and three others who had been seeking loan modifications to save their homes from foreclosure. According to law enforcement officials working on the case, the five defendants believed that Lamond Dean and Luis Garcia had taken fees from them in order to modify their home loans and done nothing to actually help them. According to reports, Dean and Garcia were lured to a Glendale location on October 20th where Daniel Weston and Gustavo Canez are said to have beaten and robbed them using both a handgun and wooden knuckles while Mary Ann Parmelee, Mario Solomon Gonzalez and Marissa Parker watched. Parmelee, Parker and Gonzalez have each been charged with two counts of torture, false imprisonment and violence by second-degree robbery. Gonzalez faces an additional count of possession of a deadly weapon as authorities claim he carried the wooden knuckles. Law enforcement reports have not indicated who used the handgun in the attack. All five are being held on $1 million bail. Dean and Garcia were treated at a local hospital and released.

As the housing and foreclosure crisis deepens, it is perhaps not surprising that people are taking desperate and even violent measures to save their homes. Los Angeles violent crime defense attorneys understand that there are mental and emotional issues which can cloud an individual’s judgment when their home is about to be taken away. However desperate these peoples’ finances are, criminal charges such as torture, violence and weapons possessions are not going to make their situations any easier. Possession of a deadly weapon charges alone in Los Angeles is generally classified as a felony criminal offense and is punishable by anywhere from four to 12 years in prison. Torture, false imprisonment and violence by robbery can vary from misdemeanor offenses to felonies depending on the case and the criminal history of the defendant. This is why having a qualified Los Angeles violent crime defense attorney is so important. With so many serious charges altogether, Parmelee, Gonzalez, Parker, Canez and Weston are very likely facing several felony offenses and the very real possibility of being sentenced to time in a California state prison. In addition, being convicted of felony criminal offenses will give them a criminal record, making it more difficult for them to find employment or housing once their punishments are completed.

If you have been charged with a violent crime, let the Los Angeles violent crime defense attorneys at Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin, LLP defend you. Our attorneys have a combined 50 years in courtroom experience with all types of violent crimes and we will fight for you.

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