Mr. Steven Sievers states his former employer/lifelong friend, Mr. James Cornett, owner of Your A to X Video Outlet in Dania, FL., presented checks to him on or about 08-04-2010 in Saint Cloud, Florida and asked Steven to sign them.  James E. Cornett claimed he was making the court ordered payments from this escrow account and that it was necessary to leave the checks blank because payment was to be made either to the clerk of court or straight to the city of Dania Beach, FL. It was unclear which, and the exact amount of the payments was still unknown. Steven gave the checks back to James E. Cornett, who was to pay as per the court order. (Obtain property by trick FS_812.155) All of this occurred in Saint Cloud, FL.

In August of 2010, James E. Cornett orchestrated the removal of $115,000.00 ((Exhibit A)) ___(Coordinate others in theft over 3k dollars FS_812.014) from the court ordered business escrow account (#0095252169), by having Terry Lee Barnett exchange an altered check for a cashier’s check (Grand theft /larceny /embezzlement 1st Degree FS_812.014) with the help of Gary Giovanni (The Bank Manager/employee) of Regions Bank located at 633 N.E. 167th Street North Miami, FL 33162 this took place on 08-09-2010 ((Exhibit B))___ (Fraud obtain property 50k or more FS_817.034). (Terry Lee Barnett is a friend of Gabrielle Cornett, James E. Cornett's ex-wife, who brought Terry Lee Barnett to the State of Florida from Cincinnati, Ohio via South Carolina, where she met up with James E. Cornett and helped gain access to these funds.) ((Exhibit C))___ (Conspiracy FS_777.011) When Steven went to his local Regions Bank, he was told by the manager that Gary Giovanni used his manager’s override to exchange an altered check and allowed Terry Lee Barnett to receive a cashier’s check from the account when she was not a signer. There is no proof that we can establish that shows that the bank required identification from Terry Lee barnett, because the check was not endorsed by signature nor thumbprint. Regions bank has since terminated Gary Giovanni .

Terry Lee Barnett was then transported back to Cincinnati, Ohio, where she opened an account at PNC Bank on 09-27-10 located at 8054 Reading Road Cincinnati, Ohio 45237 (account number 42-4142-9519) and deposited the certified check there. ((Exhibit D))___ (Fraud/Money Launder transfer 100k dollars or more FS_896.101) Terry Lee Barnett then signed checks for James E. Cornett, who made them payable to several people including a check for $78,000.00 on 10-27-2010 to himself, emptying the account of $115,000.00. ((Exhibit E))___ (Racketeering violation interstate transportation of stolen property/money laundering FS_895.03)

Steven made the report to the North Miami Beach Police Department on 4-28-2011 ((Exhibit F)), put in for an investigation with Regions bank, ((Exhibit G)) and currently has a $125,000.00 judgment against him for the money stolen out of the escrow account.