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In November of 2021 a woman in southeastern Massachusetts went to her local police station and made a complaint that our client had been stalking her. She showed over 30 text messages from our client in one day alone all of which made sexual advances. The woman blocked our client's number. This did not help matters. He generated several hundred text messages from other devices, all of the same nature. He was charged with stalking under G.L. c. 265 section 43 and threatening to commit a crime under G.L. c. 275 section 2. Today, we got our client a continuance without a finding. All charges will be dismissed following a successful probationary period. 

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Our client is a software company CEO. Authorities alleged that over the course of several years, our client used electronic devices and social media to threaten, abuse and stalk someone who was dating her former boyfriend. After a contentious two day clerk magistrate hearing only one charge, threats under G.L. c. 275 section 2 issued. The stalking under G.L. c. 265 section 43 did not issue nor did the criminal harassment under G.L. c. 265 section 43A. Over the strenuous objection of the "victim" pretrial probation under G.L. c. 276 section 87 was imposed and the case will soon be dismissed. 

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Lynn District Court: The complainant applied for and was granted a temporary Harassment Prevention Order against a local public school bus driver. She believed that the defendant and her husband were involved with one another. She claimed that the defendant went to her house and paced her driveway for twenty minutes. She also received several letters and telephone calls of a harassing nature from the defendant. Our office was hired to try to vacate the order. Today, after a hearing, Attorney Neyman was able to get the order vacated.

Wrentham District Court: After nearly a two year investigation members of the Medway, Massachusetts Police Department determined that the defendant, wife of the victim's former husband had been engaging in a pattern of conduct designed to harass. The police forensic investigation led to the execution of a Search Warrant at the defendant's home from which all electronic devices capable of sending communications were seized. Officers and the prosecution concluded that our client had systematically sent hundreds of harassing emails to the victim over the course of the two years sufficient to warrant the issuance of a Harassment Prevention Order. Simultaneously, the defendant was alleged assuming the victim's identity to further the harassment efforts. Notwithstanding the issuance of the Harassment Prevention Order the abuse continued and our client was charged. After nearly eighteen months of litigation Attorney Neyman secured pretrial probation for the defendant. She will have no criminal record.

Plymouth District Court: The complainant alleged that our client, a developer from the South Shore cut down a substantial amount of trees on her property. She further alleged that on several occasions our client shouted obscenities at her and approached her in a threatening manner. The abuse continued for a one year period causing the complainant severe emotional problems warranting mental health treatment. Also, on several occasions the complainant called the police who in turn suggested that she and her husband apply for a Harassment Prevention Order. They did. Earlier today a hearing was held in the Plymouth District Court. Attorney Neyman was able to prevent the issuance of the Harassment Prevention Order.

Woburn District Court: The complainant alleged that our client, a public school teacher committed several acts of violence towards her and made some criminal threats as well. As a result, the woman sought and obtained a temporary Harassment Prevention Order. Attorney Neyman was hired to appear on the return date to attempt to vacate the order. The complainant stated in her affidavit that our client broke into a home to obtain personal information, including cell phone information. With that information our client supposedly called and threatened the complainant with physical harm. The threats were supported by putting nails in the complainant's car tires and following the her to New Hampshire where she flattened a tire while the complainant attended a wedding. Our office succeeded in getting the Harassment Prevention Order vacated today.

South Boston District Court: Police applied for three complaints against our client. In one, it was alleged that he was parked outside of his ex-girlfriend's apartment in violation of an existing restraining order. In another, it was alleged that our client violated the restraining order on a different occasion by making several phone calls and sending e-mail and Facebook messages. Additionally, it was alleged that on yet another occasion, our client called this woman 30 times in a 24 hour period and followed a pizza delivery man into her apartment building to bang on her door. Denise Dolan of our office represented our client at a clerk's hearing. Two of these applications were dismissed and one was continued to be dismissed in 7 months.

Lowell District Court # 09-1377. The prosecution alleged that our client, an accountant from Rhode Island had been threatening and harassing her boyfriend's estranged wife. Dating back to May of 2008 the complainant had been contacting local police officers complaining that our client had made several threatening telephone calls and hanging up on her. Purported threats were also made through the mail. The crime of first offense Criminal Harassment is a misdemeanor in Massachusetts that does however carry a potential jail sentence. At a Clerk's Hearing earlier today Attorney Neyman was able to get the case dismissed. No complaint will issue.