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Loudoun County Crime Log
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Date: July 01, 2011 06:46AM
Loudoun County Crime Log
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Thu, Jun 30
A man who embezzled more than $700,000 from a charity organization to support a “lavish lifestyle” was sentenced to 12 months behind bars on June 30.
In Loudoun County Circuit Judge Thomas Horne’s courtroom — a room where the tension could be cut with a blunt knife and each person’s face displayed more story lines than an episode of “Lost” — Eun Tae Lee stared at the clock, reading 9:52 a.m., and removed his thick glasses, massaging his eyes and releasing a sigh after nearly an hour of silence while a triangle of litigators deliberated his fate.
Lee, who acted as the chief administrative officer for Sterling-based missionary company Seed International, embezzled more than $700,000 from the group — sponsored by the Korean Central Presbyterian Church in Vienna and funded by Korean churches worldwide.
When Lee was giving a chance to speak, he read a prepared statement, pausing many times to compose himself as he fought tears.
“I have deep regret for what I’ve done to [Seed International] and my family,” Lee said. “It was not like myself — I will pay back this debt.”
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office said in April 2010 that Lee had gained control of Seed International’s bank account and wrote checks to accounts he set up in his own name.
“I lost all trust in him,” Won Sang Lee, president of Seed International, said immediately after the sentencing. “I have to trust the legal system and I hope this cannot be repeated.”
Wong Sang Lee and Eun Tae Lee are not related.
Lee, clad in a suit, received a 10-year suspended sentence on each count of embezzlement (there were three) to run consecutively and a year in prison, as well as three years of probation. Additionally, he must repay $2,000 a month or 50 percent of his gross income until he repays the money he took — much of which Lee used on a $100,000 vehicle and a second, rented residence.
Won Sang Lee was satisfied with Horne’s ruling, as was Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Sean Morgan.
“Horne sentenced the defendant with what the commonwealth had recommended, so I think it was clear that [he made the right decision],” Morgan said.
Prior to handing down his sentence, Horne launched into a monologue about two embezzlement cases he had ruled on before — with vastly different results.
His first example was of a case nearly 30 years ago in which a person embezzled money to help support their spouse’s terminal cancer treatment.
“In this case, the person embezzled money to give some peace of mind to the person they loved before they died,” Horne said. “That’s probably as close as you can get to [not receiving jail time].”
But Horne had one more story to tell.
“On the flip side, I had a case in which an individual embezzled and took money that was going to children’s activities and education,” Horne said. “Money they earned by selling cookies and doing car washes, she was taking to support her lifestyle.”
Here you have a charity in which Lee took money from people who do good work in the world. This money was used for somebody’s pleasure.”
Horne said he originally believed Lee’s case to be a textbook example that warranted a long-term prison sentence before hearing the case.
Lee’s attorney, Jay Myerson, said he thought that Horne could have been more lenient in this case.
“Judge Horne is a good judge, but this is a different case and I’m disappointed that Lee has received active jail time,” Myerson said. “He has lived a life of good deeds and compassion prior to and after making this unfortunate mistake. I wish he could have remained free to give back to community service and to generate money to help pay back his debts.”
Horne left a last thought with Lee.
“[What you did] will be a difficult burden for you to carry.”
Mon, Jun 27
Three people were assaulted during the weekend in unrelated incidents in Ashburn and Purcellville, leaving one in serious condition, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office.
Loudoun deputies arrested four people in connection with the incidents.
According to reports, deputies responded to the 20600 block of Breezyhill Drive in Ashburn at 11:38 p.m. June 24 to investigate a reported stabbing. Ashley E. Floyd-Pickett, 30, of Ashburn, was charged with malicious wounding in the assault of a family member, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
The victim was taken to Inova Loudoun Hospital in Lansdowne, where he was treated and released.
Floyd-Pickett is being held at Loudoun County Adult Detention Center without bond.
Just hours later, at 12:40 a.m. on June 25, deputies responded to a report of an assault on two people in the 16500 block of Purcellville Road. One of the victims told authorities that several suspects arrived in a pickup truck, wielding blunt objects, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
A 46-year-old victim was airlifted to Inova Fairfax Hospital with serious injuries. A second, 23-year-old male victim was taken to the Cornwall Campus of Inova Loudoun Hospital for minor injuries.
Deputies responding to the scene found a vehicle matching the description of the suspect pickup. Robert M. Saulnier, 45, and Paul T. Riedel, 19, were charged with aggravated malicious wounding.
Steven B. Saulnier, 20, was also charged with aggravated malicious wounding and simple assault. All three men, from Purcellville, are being held without bond at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center. The Saulniers are father and son.
Sheriff’s Office spokesman Kraig Troxell said that the suspect vehicle was on the road at the time it was found, and that all three men charged in connection with the assault were in the vehicle.
The incident was domestic in nature, according to the Sheriff’s Office. The case is under investigation and further arrests are likely, authorities said.
Wed, Jun 29
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office warns to keep aware of a telephone scam that has affected at least one Loudoun resident.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, in a recent case in June, an Ashburn woman received a call from someone claiming to be a technician for Microsoft and advising her that her computer had been hacked.
The scammer went on to say that they could help fix the program with remote access to her computer. After receiving access, the scammer possibly installed a virus or form of malware on her computer, the Sheriff’s Office said.
At this point, the scammer asked the victim for her bank card information to purchase a virus protection program — making the Ashburn victim suspicious of the call, and she contacted authorities at this time.
According to the Sherriff’s Office, the scammer in some cases may direct the victim to a website to enter payment information as well. The scammer is then likely to compromise the victim’s cards at that time.
The Sheriff’s Office warns Loudoun residents to never respond to unsolicited requests for personal information over the phone — no matter how legitimate the institution or person appears.
Microsoft said that the company does not make unsolicited phone calls to help fix your computer.
http://www.loudountimes.com/index.php/news/crime_log
Thu, Jun 30
A man who embezzled more than $700,000 from a charity organization to support a “lavish lifestyle” was sentenced to 12 months behind bars on June 30.
In Loudoun County Circuit Judge Thomas Horne’s courtroom — a room where the tension could be cut with a blunt knife and each person’s face displayed more story lines than an episode of “Lost” — Eun Tae Lee stared at the clock, reading 9:52 a.m., and removed his thick glasses, massaging his eyes and releasing a sigh after nearly an hour of silence while a triangle of litigators deliberated his fate.
Lee, who acted as the chief administrative officer for Sterling-based missionary company Seed International, embezzled more than $700,000 from the group — sponsored by the Korean Central Presbyterian Church in Vienna and funded by Korean churches worldwide.
When Lee was giving a chance to speak, he read a prepared statement, pausing many times to compose himself as he fought tears.
“I have deep regret for what I’ve done to [Seed International] and my family,” Lee said. “It was not like myself — I will pay back this debt.”
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office said in April 2010 that Lee had gained control of Seed International’s bank account and wrote checks to accounts he set up in his own name.
“I lost all trust in him,” Won Sang Lee, president of Seed International, said immediately after the sentencing. “I have to trust the legal system and I hope this cannot be repeated.”
Wong Sang Lee and Eun Tae Lee are not related.
Lee, clad in a suit, received a 10-year suspended sentence on each count of embezzlement (there were three) to run consecutively and a year in prison, as well as three years of probation. Additionally, he must repay $2,000 a month or 50 percent of his gross income until he repays the money he took — much of which Lee used on a $100,000 vehicle and a second, rented residence.
Won Sang Lee was satisfied with Horne’s ruling, as was Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Sean Morgan.
“Horne sentenced the defendant with what the commonwealth had recommended, so I think it was clear that [he made the right decision],” Morgan said.
Prior to handing down his sentence, Horne launched into a monologue about two embezzlement cases he had ruled on before — with vastly different results.
His first example was of a case nearly 30 years ago in which a person embezzled money to help support their spouse’s terminal cancer treatment.
“In this case, the person embezzled money to give some peace of mind to the person they loved before they died,” Horne said. “That’s probably as close as you can get to [not receiving jail time].”
But Horne had one more story to tell.
“On the flip side, I had a case in which an individual embezzled and took money that was going to children’s activities and education,” Horne said. “Money they earned by selling cookies and doing car washes, she was taking to support her lifestyle.”
Here you have a charity in which Lee took money from people who do good work in the world. This money was used for somebody’s pleasure.”
Horne said he originally believed Lee’s case to be a textbook example that warranted a long-term prison sentence before hearing the case.
Lee’s attorney, Jay Myerson, said he thought that Horne could have been more lenient in this case.
“Judge Horne is a good judge, but this is a different case and I’m disappointed that Lee has received active jail time,” Myerson said. “He has lived a life of good deeds and compassion prior to and after making this unfortunate mistake. I wish he could have remained free to give back to community service and to generate money to help pay back his debts.”
Horne left a last thought with Lee.
“[What you did] will be a difficult burden for you to carry.”
Mon, Jun 27
Three people were assaulted during the weekend in unrelated incidents in Ashburn and Purcellville, leaving one in serious condition, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office.
Loudoun deputies arrested four people in connection with the incidents.
According to reports, deputies responded to the 20600 block of Breezyhill Drive in Ashburn at 11:38 p.m. June 24 to investigate a reported stabbing. Ashley E. Floyd-Pickett, 30, of Ashburn, was charged with malicious wounding in the assault of a family member, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
The victim was taken to Inova Loudoun Hospital in Lansdowne, where he was treated and released.
Floyd-Pickett is being held at Loudoun County Adult Detention Center without bond.
Just hours later, at 12:40 a.m. on June 25, deputies responded to a report of an assault on two people in the 16500 block of Purcellville Road. One of the victims told authorities that several suspects arrived in a pickup truck, wielding blunt objects, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
A 46-year-old victim was airlifted to Inova Fairfax Hospital with serious injuries. A second, 23-year-old male victim was taken to the Cornwall Campus of Inova Loudoun Hospital for minor injuries.
Deputies responding to the scene found a vehicle matching the description of the suspect pickup. Robert M. Saulnier, 45, and Paul T. Riedel, 19, were charged with aggravated malicious wounding.
Steven B. Saulnier, 20, was also charged with aggravated malicious wounding and simple assault. All three men, from Purcellville, are being held without bond at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center. The Saulniers are father and son.
Sheriff’s Office spokesman Kraig Troxell said that the suspect vehicle was on the road at the time it was found, and that all three men charged in connection with the assault were in the vehicle.
The incident was domestic in nature, according to the Sheriff’s Office. The case is under investigation and further arrests are likely, authorities said.
Wed, Jun 29
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office warns to keep aware of a telephone scam that has affected at least one Loudoun resident.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, in a recent case in June, an Ashburn woman received a call from someone claiming to be a technician for Microsoft and advising her that her computer had been hacked.
The scammer went on to say that they could help fix the program with remote access to her computer. After receiving access, the scammer possibly installed a virus or form of malware on her computer, the Sheriff’s Office said.
At this point, the scammer asked the victim for her bank card information to purchase a virus protection program — making the Ashburn victim suspicious of the call, and she contacted authorities at this time.
According to the Sherriff’s Office, the scammer in some cases may direct the victim to a website to enter payment information as well. The scammer is then likely to compromise the victim’s cards at that time.
The Sheriff’s Office warns Loudoun residents to never respond to unsolicited requests for personal information over the phone — no matter how legitimate the institution or person appears.
Microsoft said that the company does not make unsolicited phone calls to help fix your computer.