Allen R. Bentley's Legal Cases (3)

White collar crime

United States v. Jeffreys

Jul 29, 2014

OUTCOME: Client sentenced to three years probation; no restitution imposed

Greg Jeffreys and Kim Jeffreys were charged in federal court with bank fraud, money-laundering and related crimes, allegedly arising from Mr. Jeffreys' complex real estate dealings in and around Spokan ... e, Washington. Losses totaled more than $5 million. I represented Mrs. Jeffreys and ultimately negotiated a plea agreement that reflected her very limited involvement in her (now ex) husband's criminal activities.

White collar crime

United States v. Olsen

Jun 05, 2013

OUTCOME: Hung jury, 10-2 for acquittal. No retrial.

A grand jury in the Eastern District of Washington indicted three potato growers, a potato processor, and their insurance agent for what was said to be the largest crop insurance fraud case in the coun ... try. The case arose from allegedly false insurance claims filed by the growers. I represented Lynn Olsen, one of the growers and the only defendant who claimed insurance losses during all four years of the alleged conspiracy.

Elder law

State v. Carson

Jan 23, 2013

OUTCOME: Client sentenced to probation with brief period of home confinement

Pam Carson and one of her sisters were charged with theft as a result of expenditures made with funds belonging to their aging mother, who suffered from Alzheimer's. The total amount was in the six-f ... igure area. Prolonged negotiations, conducted with the Personal Representative after the mother's death, resulted in a settlement whereby Pam and her sister, in effect, repaid the questioned expenditures by giving up, or reducing (in Pam's case), the amounts they would otherwise have received from their mother's estate.

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