Tuesday, August 10, 2010

New Developments in Process Server Investigation

I-Team: New Developments in Process Server Investigation
Posted: Aug 10, 2010

LAS VEGAS -- There are new developments and a new arrest in the ongoing investigation into a process serving company and the court system.

That company, On Scene Mediation, now has two employees under suspicion of falsifying court documents and putting upwards of 20,000 cases at risk. It could cost $150,000 in taxpayer money to sort through the cases involved.

The company owner and employee are accused of saying they served papers but didn't. Maurice Carroll, a former Metro police officer, was running the company out of his North Las Vegas home. He is facing 35 felonies and a court date next week.

Visalia Coleman, one of Carroll's employees, is facing eight charges. She was arrested after a traffic stop on Monday. Metro and the courts say the two and other workers at On Scene Mediation lied on court documents about serving papers.

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Saturday, August 7, 2010

Hearing master may look into process server's case

By JEFF GERMAN
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL - August 6, 2010

Process server accused of not delivering court papers in debt collection lawsuits

A process serving scandal in Las Vegas Justice Court is so extensive it requires a special hearing master to determine if the rights of thousands of civil case defendants were harmed, court officials said Thursday.

"The number of cases that may be involved is overwhelming," Justice of the Peace Melissa Saragosa said. "The court is very concerned about default judgments that may have been wrongly entered based on fraudulent affidavits. We are still trying to get a handle on the situation to determine how far it extends and what the court may be able to do in response."


Court Executive Officer Steve Grierson said officials plan to ask the county for $60,000 to hire a hearing master, and may need more money if the damage assessment requires additional work.

At the center of the process serving scandal is Maurice Carroll, a 41-year-old former Las Vegas police officer, and his company, On Scene Mediations, which authorities believe has operated without a license since 2003.

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