April 02, 2013

• Steven Topazio wrote this May 4, 2014 at 5:58 pm

The client, a 38 year old father of two, was arrested after his niece with whom he lived accused him of threatening her and engaging in witness intimidation, was represented by Boston Criminal Attorney Steven J. Topazio. According to the Police Report, the niece, who sold her car to the client, demanded it back from the client then threatened to call the police on the client after she alleged the client stated that he would hurt her or possibly kill her if she called the police. Attorney Topazio discovered that his client, who lived in the same house as his niece, agreed to purchase his niece’s car after she moved out with a young man to have a baby. Attorney Topazio discovered that his client paid cash for the down payment on the car and took over the payments after his niece left. When the niece moved back in, she confronted the client and asked for the keys back. That when the client asked to be reimbursed for all the money he paid for the car, the niece accused her uncle of a crime, and obtained a restraining order against him effectively forcing him out of his house. Attorney Topazio moved the case to trial. During the course of a two day jury trial, Attorney Topazio established that his client did not threaten his niece, but rather was falsely accused of saying that if she called the police people would end up dead. The client was found not guilty on both counts.