This story was reprinted from the KPHO website. These two cops deserve an AssClown award.
By Pat McReynolds
Reporter, KPHO.com
PHOENIX -- Phoenix Lieutenants Lee Brent Shaw and Mark Tallman are facing multiple investigations in connection with their involvement in a company called Better Choice Investments, a company that customers have claimed preys on people desperate to stay in their homes before scamming them out of the little money they have left.
Sheree Stevens rents a Scottsdale home with her two daughters. She says she lost her previous home and much more due to people she calls scum -- people with badges who she said should know better.
"I was drowning and I was just grabbing at anything to save my family," said Stevens.
Stevens said she and her husband Roy started a business that drug down their finances and caused them to get behind on their mortgage. She said It wasn't long before a company named Taken Care Of Investments called offering her help.
"They are very smooth talkers. They're salesmen," said Stevens.
She said the company offered her a deal known as a quit claim, where Taken Care Of Investments agreed to take care of her late payments, take over her deed, and allow her to buy back her home at any time for $15,000.
"We were trying to build a business and I was trying to save the house so we could have, basically, the American Dream," said Stevens.
At the end of her agreement, however, Stevens said she was slapped with trumped up fees and a bill $63,000 higher than the agreed upon price. When she refused to pay, Taken Care Of Investments, now working in conjunction with Better Choice Investments and Blue Islands LLC, threatened to seize her home.
"I was stuck and they did that on purpose. They dragged it out and did that on purpose," said Stevens.
Stevens is not alone in feeling scammed. This group of companies has been named in multiple lawsuits claiming fraud and misrepresentation, even "evil intent" to rip people from their homes and money.
According to legal documents and CBS5 sources, Two men with controlling interest in Better Choice Investments -- Phoenix Police Lts. Lee Brent Shaw and Mark Tallman.
"I was ashamed. I was embarrassed. I was furious. And to find out they were policemen, these are the people that are supposed to protect us, and this is what they do?" said Stevens.
Stevens said she paid the bill to try and save her house, but the following debt proved too much for her husband Roy, who killed himself last September.
"This created a lot of stress that he just couldn't deal with anymore, so you see how I feel guilty," said Stevens.
When Roy died, Stevens allowed the house to foreclose -- and on Christmas day -- the 43-year-old woman suffered a major heart attack. She said she blames herself for her loss, but doesn't want anyone else to fall victim to this deception.
"I literally have no empathy for those police officers. I really hope they go to jail and become somebody's girlfriend. Sorry," said Stevens.
Both Shaw and Tallman refused to comment to CBS 5 News. Sources close to the case who didn't want to be identified tell CBS 5 News the two officers are being investigated internally in the department and civilly by the Attorney General's office. As of Friday night, both officers are still on the force.
4 comments:
Thats so fucked up. Did these two officers decide to follow Jack Harris' footprints by taking another job and fucking over the public? Looks that way to me.
Anyone know young Officer Weber out of Maryvale? Make sure that punk gets a view of this:
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Phoenix Police Lieutenants!
Some are good, some are okay, some are bad, and then some are just souless assholes. We know which ones they are and they know in their hearts which catagory they fit into. Which leads to the reality of the point: The Phoenix Police Department is rotten at the top, not the bottom.
This is nothing new nor is not something that hasn't proven itself time and time again. However, I provide the following, to add one more nail to the coffin:
Several nights ago Officer Travis Murphy was murdered for just trying to do his job. It goes without saying that Officer Murphy paid the ultimate price for chosing this profession. If this wasn't horrific enough, his memory and recent death was marred by at least two Lieutenants who have their priorities up their asses.
A make-shift memorial began to grow in front of the home where Travis lost his life. Citizens of all stripes came by to pay their respects and pray for an answer. These citizens showed a great deal of respect and stopped by to chat with the police officers who were standing by the site.
It was believed that there would be no need to even discuss whether at least one marked police unit would be at the site. One, just one officer, just one car. It was the least we could do for Travis, his family, and the public. Numerous officers volunteered to stay all night on their own time.
Two Lieutenants of the Squaw Peak Precinct decided "that's not necessary". What fantastic leaders these idiots are. I guess their respect has an expiration date which appears to be as soon as the body is cold.
Even if the officers were on site for public relations reasons, what harm could this cause? Based on the number of citizens who visited the memorial, it would have been an extreme disgrace if the police were not present.
If I am ever killed in the line of duty, please keep these two assholes away, they are not welcome.
I hope you sleep well at night because you are not a police brother, you are a creepy fucking prick.
Who are the two lieutenants?
I'd like to hear their side of the story.
^ shut up mark tallman
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