Local process server On Scene Mediations, run by former Las Vegas police officer Maurice Carroll, is being investigated for allegedly submitting false affidavits claiming that it had served defendants with copies of lawsuits, resulting in default judgments being entered. From the RJ:Court officials said they don't know how widespread the problem is; Logue estimated thousands of cases could be affected. He said records show that Carroll's company, which was run out of his North Las Vegas home, was doing about $50,000 in business a month, a large volume of work for a company of its kind.Las Vegas JPs Melissa Saragosa and Diana Sullivan asked police to investigate after noticing numerous "irregularities." Basically, more than the usual number of defendants were showing up claiming they hadn't been served.
Intelligence detectives raided Carroll's home on July 6, seizing financial and business records.
Detectives are now seeking an arrest warrant for Carroll, 42, who left the police department in 2000 after roughly 10 years of service, on possible charges of perjury and filing false court documents, officials said. Carroll could not be reached for comment.
But don't worry, the Nevada Private Investigators License Board is on the case:
Mechele Ray, executive director of the Nevada Private Investigators License Board, confirmed that Carroll's company is not licensed to operate as a process server. She said her agency investigated a complaint against the company brought by Las Vegas justices of the peace, but she would not discuss the probe.So, Carroll is doing $50,000 a month in business, and he gets "up to" a $10,000 fine after he receives a warning? Just another fine example of the cutthroat regulatory agencies we have in this state. That's sure to teach him.
"We've taken what we feel is the appropriate action at this time," she said.
Independent contractors, such as Carroll, face fines of up to $10,000 if they fail to get a license after a warning from the Private Investigators Board, Ray said.
(LVRJ; Thanks, Tipster!)
