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$7,500 Settlement To Victims Of Washington Parolee Scam In Tacoma, Washington
In 1994 the Washington State Department of Corrections gave $7,500 to the
plaintiffs Olva Kleiva and Manda Kleiva, Martin Toso and Joyce Toso, Eugene
Perrine and Ute Perrine, for their money being stolen by a parolee named
Richard Ben-Neth. The parolee had set up a business called Attorney's Legal
Support Services and was listed in the phone book. He took $1,500 for legal
work involving bankruptcy and another $5,000 as a loan to purchase river
rafts and equipment. He did not pay the money back and the plaintiffs filed
suit against the state upon finding out that he was a parolee, for
negligent parole supervision. Plaintiffs were represented by Keith A.
MacFie. See: Kleiva v. State Of Washington; Pierce County Superior Court
Case No.86-2-06680- 8.
plaintiffs Olva Kleiva and Manda Kleiva, Martin Toso and Joyce Toso, Eugene
Perrine and Ute Perrine, for their money being stolen by a parolee named
Richard Ben-Neth. The parolee had set up a business called Attorney's Legal
Support Services and was listed in the phone book. He took $1,500 for legal
work involving bankruptcy and another $5,000 as a loan to purchase river
rafts and equipment. He did not pay the money back and the plaintiffs filed
suit against the state upon finding out that he was a parolee, for
negligent parole supervision. Plaintiffs were represented by Keith A.
MacFie. See: Kleiva v. State Of Washington; Pierce County Superior Court
Case No.86-2-06680- 8.
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Related legal case
Kleiva v. State Of Washington
| Year | 1994 |
|---|---|
| Cite | Pierce County Superior Court Case No.86-2-06680- 8 |
| Level | State Trial Court |
| Conclusion | Settlement |
| Attorney Fees | 0 |
| Damages | 7500 |
| Injunction Status | N/A |