Pac's Lawyer: Money has been Paid! Charges likely to be dismissed - 5/23/08

[theogt]

Sounds about right... But it wouldn't surprise me in the least for there to be special laws in Vegas regarding this exact sort of thing and making it criminal.

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. I quickly looked up the Nevada code and didn't see anything though. Only a cursory look, of course.

 

[speedkilz88]

Doesn't the Vegas PD still have Pacman's bag of $80,000? I remember his lawyer mentioned it in the orginal interview with Irvin that they seized the money and personal belongings from the "manager" who took it and that the police still had it.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Doesn't the LVPD have like $60k of his?

 

[CATCH17]

Its always gonna be something.

Come on Pacrat just pay your bills and walk the fine line.

 

[jobberone]

It seems to me, without researching further, that the prosecutor would have a pretty tough case here. I could be way off base, but I think they'd have to prove that he had the intent to deprive them of their money at the time it was borrowed. That was most likely not the case, as he probably had ample money at the time and fully intended to repay it. It's just a simple case of him not repaying borrowed money and therefore defaulting on the loan -- which they'd have to sue for in civil court, not criminal.

In most cases that would be the case. And with most people too actually. But apparently in Nevada an unpaid marker is the same as a bad check. And you can file charges for a bad check.

 

[AdamJT13]

DA: Pacman Jones will likely be cleared if payment's made

The AP says Jones paid the $20,000, plus fees, and the case is closed.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080523/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_pacman_gambling_debt

 

[Chocolate Lab]

The logic is that he took out the markers.

The logic is that they were his responsibility.

The logic is that the 90 days he had to pay the debt was past due.

It's his job to make sure these things are taken care of and he waited until he was threatened with being criminally charged to make the payment.

It's simple. Pacman has to take care of business and he didn't do that.

If he didn't have the 'cash' to do so then sell a car or ask a friend for a loan or get a job or etc, etc, etc.

There is no valid excuse for this BS from him. If he found a way to pay it today then I am sure he could have found a way to pay it 24 hours ago before it became a national news story.

He never disputed that he owed the debt or anything like that. I kind of wish he had because just not paying it until this happens makes him look like more of a dope.

Stop trying to use the excuse of 'it's only a story because it's Pacman'.

We are way past that point with this guy. Now we are at a point where he has to understand that anything will be a story 'because it's Pacman' and therefore you do not give anyone anything that even remotely looks like it has legs to even be a story.

And trust me, him being looked at by the D.A. for possible criminal charges is indeed a story because if it happens then he won't be playing football for the Dallas Cowboys in 2008 whether you agree with that decision or not.

Didn't you get the idea from listening to Arora on Irvin's show that he tried to keep putting off paying as long as he could until this became public, and then Arora just paid it out of his own pocket to get it over with?

 

[dcfanatic]

Didn't you get the idea from listening to Arora on Irvin's show that he tried to keep putting off paying as long as he could until this became public, and then Arora just paid it out of his own pocket to get it over with?

Yes, and it makes you wonder if Arora is just as dumb as Pacman.

The kid is trying to get int he good graces of the commissioner and at least be allowed to participate in some of the activities before training camp. Now I could easily see Goodell just not even talking to him until the beginning of July.

 

[Seven]

Passing a bad check, which is how this county sees this issue, is a criminal act and he could be arrested. Arora says this is the only place in the country where they can call up the DA and request the arrest warrant. Says the casino's are that poweful out there.

There's a shocker............

 

[burmafrd]

This is a bad sign. For both Pacman and his agent. Should never have reached this point. I am thinking we might have to lock him up after every game and do it between practices as well. Might be the only way to keep him out of trouble.

Now I wonder if all the gomers whinning about his so called mistreatment by goodell for not letting him do anything will admit that maybbe Goodell has the right idea about pacman.