The Missouri Attorney General's office, which was handling the prosecution of former Carthage Parks and Recreation director Mark Peterson on stealing and money laundering charges, will dismiss all charges Tuesday in Jasper County Circuit Court.
The dismissal was announced this afternoon in a news release issued by Peterson's attorneys at the Glades Law Firm.
The Glades Law Firm is proud to announce a significant victory for client rights, announcing that all criminal charges against Mark Peterson will be dismissed on Tuesday, February 17 when courts reopen after the President's Day holiday in Jasper County.
The case involved charges for three counts of stealing and two counts of money laundering, originally filed by the Jasper County Prosecutor's Office, where the prosecution relied heavily on a forensic audit requested by the City of Carthage.
The Glades Law Firm was able to find irrefutable evidence of 35 deposits Mark Peterson made into the City of Carthage's bank account that were not reported to the forensic auditor, which allowed the defense team to identify these inconsistencies that were overlooked by the Carthage Police Department.
"My team here at the office along with Mark's never-ending quest to prove his innocence allowed us to sift through terabytes of data to find the precise 'needle in the haystack' that demonstrated our client's innocence."
This victory emphasizes the importance of evolving legal strategies to incorporate new technologies to protect client rights.