Key Relationships
- Marco Chayet, Esq., Frank Danzo, III, Esq., and Stephen J. Young, Esq., partners at Chayet, Young, Dawson & Danzo LLC. (n.k.a., Chayet & Danzo, LLC.) in 2005.
- Rodney Snow, Esq. and Jerre Dixon, Esq., partners at Dixon & Snow, LLC.
- The law offices of Chayet, Young, Dawson & Danzo LLC. and Dixon & Snow, LLC. are located in the same building and the partners are long term acquaintances.
- Rodney Snow met Dennis Parr, son of Emma Parr, in the mid-90’s and the two have maintained a friendship ever since.
- Emma Parr received 4.2 flood-plain acres and a house as part of her divorce settlement in 1979 but had no means in which to support herself.
- Larry Parr, son of Emma Parr, helped his mother financially and developed her real estate into prime commercial land. This initial support enabled Emma to live a very comfortable life until 1994, when the renters of her commercial real estate terminated their lease.
Larry Parr and Emma Parr's Real Estate Purchase Agreement
- In 1995, Emma Parr and Larry Parr entered into an agreement whereby Emma Parr agreed to consider as payments toward the ultimate purchase of her 4.2 acres the financial support, personal cash investments and sweat equity Larry had provided her since her 1979 divorce.
- Larry agreed to continue his financial support of Emma Parr by terminating his lucrative land development business and starting an RV storage business using his life savings, his own commercial property and 2 of Emma’s frontage acres.
The $6M Offer for Emma's and Larry's combined 12 commercial acres
- In 2004, real estate developer Chauncey Dunn, offered Emma and Larry $6,000,000 for their combined real estate.
- Emma had already put her property in a family partnership agreement in 2000 and she, Dennis and Larry all agreed to keep the Partnership agreement and decline the offer.
- Emma wanted to assure her part of her agreement with Larry and needed to redistribute her shares of the Partnership.
- She and Larry also needed a legally binding lease to protect the ingress and egress rights of Larry’s RV storage business through the Partnership’s frontage property because Larry's property was landlocked by the Partnership frontage property.
- By 2014, Larry had provided Emma $1.4M.
Conspiracy Step 1: The Set-Up
- Emma Parr and Larry Parr were referred to the office of Chayet, Young, Dawson & Danzo LLC. by the officers at Prudential Investments, who maintained all the E. Parr estate documents of Emma Parr.
- A consultation meeting was held on July 6, 2005, to discuss the needs for a lease agreement and redistribution of Emma's partnership shares. Present were Marco Chayet, Frank Danzo, III, Stephen Young, Dennis Parr, the two officers from Prudential, Dennis Parr with his accountant, and Larry Parr with his accountant.
- The attorneys did not request Emma Parr's presence at the meeting and by trusting the Prudential Officers and the attorneys, Larry didn't question why her presence was not requested.
- All present at the meeting were aware of the $6M offer made in 2004, by Chauncey Dunn.
Conspiracy Step 2: The Fraudulent Lease
- Nearly 2 weeks later, on July 18, 2005, Frank Danzo, III presented Larry with a letter of engagement.
- The letter stated they would "review" the lease; as if one already existed.
- The letter addressed issues that were not discussed in the meeting including "Trust Amendment, Medical Power of Attorney, Financial Power of Attorney, Trust Statements of Authority, and a Nomination of Guardian and Conservator Statement."
- Larry didn't understand why these items were included in their scope of work, but in good faith, signed the agreement,
Conspiracy Step 3: Fraudulent Estate Documents
- Down the hall from the office of Chayet, Young, Dawson & Danzo LLC. was the office of Snow & Dixon, LLC.
- Dennis Parr swore under oath that he never had copies of Emma Parr's estate documents (all inclusive).
- As the leases were slowly being prepared, Rodney Snow and Jerre Dixon were preparing a Trust Amendment, Medical Power of Attorney, Financial Power of Attorney, Trust Statements of Authority, a Nomination of Guardian and Conservator Statement and a new Will for Emma Parr.
- All their documents named Dennis Parr as the appointee and sole beneficiary of the fraudulent Will.
Conspiracy Step 4: Con Larry and Emma into Signing Fraudulent Documents
- On November 21, 2005, Frank Danzo, III informed Larry that the leases were ready for his signature.
- Larry signed the leases and immediately opened a checking account in the name of his business specifically for the payments of the leases.
- Through various deceptive tactics played on Emma, by Dennis, on November 28, 2005, Emma was first presented at the office of Dixon & Snow, all the previously prepared fraudulent documents that removed Larry Parr from Emma's estate and the fraudulent Will making Dennis her sole heir.
- Dennis was present the entire time and Jerre Dixon signed off as a witness to Emma's signatures.
- The ink was barely dry when Dennis Parr put the fraudulent documents to use.
- Between December, 2005 and July, 2006, Dennis Parr embezzled $13,000 from Emma's checking account, stole precious jewelry and committed aggravated motor vehicle theft when he stole titles to Emma's 2 automobiles from her safe deposit box, and stole $60k of her stocks and bond securities from Smith Barney.
Conspiracy Step 5: Initiate a Fraudulent Suit against Larry Parr Naming Emma Parr as Plaintiff
- On March 9, 2006, with everything in place, Rodney Snow filed Case No,2006cv1399 against Defendant Larry Parr with Emma Parr as Plaintiff.
- Emma had no knowledge of this suit at the time of the filing and was furious once she learned of it.
- In audio recordings of Emma Parr in January, 2006, (see "Links", click on "Find out more" tab, or go to Emmastears.com, Audio1 and Audio 2) Emma explains she thought Dennis took her to Rodney Snow's office to discuss her ex-husbands' estate.
- In the same recordings, Emma stated that while she was at Rodney Snow's office, she was asked to sign papers "to show she was there."
- The case was dismissed in August, 2006, after Emma discovered how she and Larry had been victimized.
Conspiracy Step 6: The Con Game Continues
- Emma was furious with Dennis for all the damage he caused the family. As a result, on August 3, 2006 she retained the services of an attorney of her choice and amended her estate documents making Larry Parr sole heir to her estate.
- An audio recording, made by her attorney as she discussed the amendments she wanted during the August 6, 2006 meeting, is available. (See "Links", click on "Find out more" tab, or go to Emmastears.com, Audio 25.)
- Emma was placed in a retirement community in 2007, and Dennis Parr, with his attorney Rodney Snow, petitioned the Court to act as Emma's conservator.
- At that same time, Marco Chayet petitioned the Court to act as Emma's Guardian ad Litem (GAL) even though he was well aware that this was a direct conflict of interest.
- After several legal proceedings, Dennis was found unfit as guardian and conservator and a Court appointed guardian was placed, instead.
- Marco Chayet did step into the shoes of GAL but soon was forced to dismiss himself when his conflict of interest was discovered.
Conspiracy Step 7: The Co-Conspirators' Fraudulent Documents and False Allegations put to Work
- In 2011, Dennis Parr and his attorney, Martin Plank, met with Emma's Court appointed Guardian and his attorney, Jennifer Gormley and her business partner, Tamra Palmer, the 18th Judicial District Public Administrator.
- Dennis and Martin Plank provided the two attorneys, Jennifer Gormley and Tamra Palmer, the fraudulent allegations that were presented in Case No. 2006cv1399 and also provided them the fraudulent leases.
- With the fraudulent leases and allegations, the two attorneys petitioned the Court to remove Larry Parr from his remaining fiduciary duties for Emma Parr on the grounds that he was unfit and petitioned the Court to appoint Tamra Palmer as Emma's Conservator and Trustee.
- Within two years, Larry's previous solid reputation was permanently tarnished as a fraudster who abused and embezzled his mother out thousands of dollars.
- With the assistance of Dennis Parr, Tamra Palmer dissolved the Partnership (even though this was against the partnership bi-laws) and in 2013, after Emma passed, sold the 4.2 acres at 68% of its appraised value.
- Tamra Palmer was found to have a conflict of interest with her business partner, Jennifer Gormley, in 2013, and as a result, was dismissed from her position as 18th Judicial District Public Administrator.
- Immediately, Marco Chayet was named the new 18th Judicial District Public Administrator, and made himself Emma Parr's estate conservator and Trustee. This was condoned by Judge Fasing, the same judge that affirmed him as Emma's GAL in 2007.
- Again, Marco Chayet was in a conflict of interest in this matter and again, had to recuse himself.
Conspiracy Step 8: The Co-Conspirators Scheme Conclusion
- While Larry was defending his life in Case No. 2011cr828, Dennis intercepted the same case with a civil suit against Larry.
- The cost of his defense with attorney fees was astronomical for him and by the end of the legal fiasco, Larry had run out of cash resources.
- Case No. 2011cr828 was concluded in late 2013, and signaled the time when Dennis could commence court proceedings of his own interests.
- By this time, Larry was labeled in Court as a fraudster who abused and embezzled his mother out thousands of dollars.
- The case came to trial in April, 2015 and Dennis used these false allegations and compounded them with the original allegations Rodney Snow used in his fraudulent 2005 law suit.
- Additionally, Rodney snow testified on behalf of Dennis to further exacerbate the false allegations.
- Larry was unable to afford legal representation and had no choice but to act Pro Se.
- The judge, who had adjudicated most of the trials in Case No. 2011cr828, ruled against Larry and awarded Dennis a $1.2M settlement.
Conclusion
- Larry filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in April, 2015.
- This was immediately converted to Chapter 7, once Dennis and his attorneys flooded the bankruptcy court with all the fraudulent lies and allegations that had become accepted as truth during the course of Case No. 2011cr828 and Dennis' recent 2015 suit.
- As a result, Larry lost his 8 commercial acres, his lucrative RV storage business and his home.
- Larry is now homeless and lives on social security income of $1,600/month.