- 8 - Petitioner stated that when he went to Maryland to liquidate the Stables, he was unable to do so since the trainers had been instructed by Singer not to do business with him now that Singer was in control of the Stables. The next day when petitioner returned to New York, petitioner found that Singer had changed the locks on their house. The following day, Singer moved everything out of the house, and petitioner did not know where she went. By the time petitioner located Singer, she had sold some of the horses. Petitioner sued to recover the Stables, but the court dismissed his action in 1968 or later. Petitioner divorced his wife at about that same time. Petitioner's Criminal Indictments, Fugitive Status, and Pleas On January 29, 1968, petitioner was arrested on a charge of grand larceny for stealing cars from the dealership. The Grand Jury of Kings County, New York, indicted petitioner and Weisberger on 13 counts of grand larceny first degree for the theft of the proceeds from the unauthorized sales of 13 of the dealership's new cars during 1967. On November 4, 1970, petitioner pleaded guilty to attempted grand larceny second degree. Petitioner failed to appear for sentencing on January 28, 1971, and a bench warrant was issued for his arrest. Petitioner was a fugitive from justice from 1971 until early 1987. Petitioner claimed he left town when another dealershipPage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Next
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