LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The ex-girlfriend of Gavin Maloof who’s accused in a gold-digging plot to steal near half one million {dollars} from the Las Vegas businessman claimed in newly filed court docket paperwork she can’t afford an legal professional for her protection.
Las Vegas Metro police stated Jennifer Courtemanche plotted together with her buddy to steal almost $445,000 from Maloof.
Courtemanche, in a monetary affidavit filed on Jan. 13, stated she is unemployed with no supply of revenue and he or she doesn’t have the power to pay for an legal professional.
The 8 Information Now Investigators have discovered, as current as December, Courtemanche’s mailing tackle in court docket paperwork was an condo in Marina del Rey, California. Lease for a one-bedroom unit within the constructing which features a health heart, swimming pool, and a few models with ocean views, begins at greater than $2,700, based on the rental property’s web site.
A grand jury indicted Courtemanche, and her buddy Brittany Burgess, for 3 felony counts of theft, one felony depend of launder or try and launder cash or property, one gross misdemeanor of conspiracy to commit theft, and one gross misdemeanor or conspiracy to launder or try and launder cash final April.
In response to police, Courtemanche despatched the next textual content message to Burgess in 2017:
“OMG THIS IS IT he broke up with his [expletive] FINALLY and wants me to come out im not letting <redacted> or anythinggggg stop me this is my chance for BOTH of us.”
“This neeeeeds to happen.”
“I’ve been so down and out and POOR.”
“…we need to get the life weve always deserved no more struggling no more misery mental hospitals ERs etc lol”
Police stated Burgess responded, “…we need plan.”
The primary AppleCash transaction to steal cash occurred in June 2021, based on police.
In response to an arrest warrant, there have been further textual content messages between the 2 girls speaking concerning the scheme together with the next from Courtemanche who stated she was with Maloof on the time of the transaction, “…I was trying so hard not to laugh.”
Maloof had reported receiving harassing textual content messages and pictures. Las Vegas Metro police investigated and traced the telephone numbers to Courtemanche, based on police information.
Courtemanche gained entry to Maloof’s cellphone and despatched roughly $93,448 in AppleCash funds in 2021, roughly $275,600 in 2022, and roughly $75,600 in 2023, based on the prison grievance filed by the Clark County District Lawyer’s workplace.
The investigation started as a harassment case after Maloof had acquired the textual content messages and photographs from a number of totally different Voice Over Web Protocol (VoIP) telephone numbers, based on police.
Las Vegas Metro police with the help of the Los Angeles Police Division went to Courtemanche’s dwelling with a search warrant.
An LVMPD detective requested Courtemanche if she had any concept why police had been at her dwelling, police stated. She replied, “literally none,” and he or she was “obviously stunned,” based on police.
Detectives stated that it appeared that Courtemanche made an effort to hide a telephone’s location whereas they had been current.
Las Vegas Metro police additionally went to the Massachusetts dwelling with assist from Massachusetts State Police with a search warrant to grab a cellphone.
“Burgess kept stating how she was confused, and she felt like she was ‘duped’ by her best friend, and she did not understand what was going on,” the warrant acknowledged.
Burgess acquired almost $12,000 via the alleged scheme whereas Courtemanche acquired almost $433,000, based on police.
Burgess had a court docket date scheduled for Jan. 2, based on court docket information. Her case stays open.
Courtemanche’s subsequent court docket date is scheduled for Jan. 21.
