Gold digger? Las Vegas police say textual content messages from Gavin Maloof’s ex-girlfriend reveal her plot

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division detectives uncovered textual content messages from businessman Gavin Maloof’s ex-girlfriend, which revealed an alleged gold digging plot, in response to a warrant obtained by the 8 Information Now Investigators.

Jennifer Courtemanche, 44, is accused of stealing almost $445,000 from Maloof along with her buddy Brittany Burgess.

In line with the Merriam-Webster definition, gold digger is a time period used to explain “an individual whose romantic pursuit of, relationship with, or marriage to a rich individual is primarily or solely motivated by a need for cash.”

In line with police, Courtemanche despatched the next textual content message to Burgess in 2017:

“OMG THIS IS IT he broke up together with his bitch FINALLY and needs me to return out im not letting or anythinggggg cease me that is my likelihood for BOTH of us.”

“This neeeeeds to occur.”

“I’ve been so down and out and POOR.”

“…we have to get the life weve all the time deserved no extra struggling no extra distress psychological hospitals ERs and so on lol”

Police mentioned Burgess responded, “…we’d like plan.”

The ladies then referred to beforehand utilizing totally different names, the report acknowledged.

“We’ve been mates for therefore lengthy I can’t bear in mind which one in all us is the unhealthy affect,” Courtemanche is alleged to have texted.

The primary Apple Money transaction to steal cash occurred in June of 2021, in response to police.

In line with the warrant, there have been extra textual content messages between the 2 ladies speaking concerning the scheme together with the next from Courtemanche who mentioned she was with Maloof on the time of the transaction, “…I used to be attempting so laborious to not snort.”

Each ladies are named as co-defendants in a felony criticism filed on Oct. 4 in Las Vegas Justice Court docket. They face a complete of six costs, together with three counts of felony theft, together with conspiracy to commit theft, conspiracy to launder or try to launder cash, and launder or try to launder cash or property, that are gross misdemeanors.

Maloof had reported receiving harassing textual content messages and images. LVMPD officers investigated and traced the telephone numbers to Courtemanche, in response to police data.

When a detective requested Maloof if he knew her, he replied, “Sure, Jennifer Courtemanche, she’s my girlfriend,” the warrant acknowledged.

Courtemanche gained entry to Maloof’s cellphone and despatched roughly $93,448.00 in Apple Money funds in 2021, roughly $275,600.00 in 2022, and roughly $75,600.00 in 2023, in response to the felony criticism filed by the Clark County District Legal professional’s workplace.

The investigation started as a harassment case after Maloof had obtained textual content messages and images from a number of totally different Voice Over Web Protocol (VoIP) telephone numbers, in response to police.

Police realized that Courtemanche and Burgess labored collectively to persuade Maloof that Burgess was the expertise agent for Courtemanche, the warrant acknowledged. Courtemanche is a SAG-AFTRA actress, in response to her Instagram account which has roughly 182,000 followers.

Of 214 transactions wherein theft was dedicated, 144 have been from a telephone quantity belonging to Burgess who would then ship the cash again to Courtemanche, the report acknowledged. Investigators mentioned they found 37 totally different telephone numbers used within the scheme.

Las Vegas Metropolitan police, with the help of the Los Angeles Police Division, went to Courtemanche’s residence with a search warrant to grab her digital units in Might, in response to police data.

An LVMPD detective requested Courtemanche if she had any thought why police have been at her residence, police mentioned. She replied, “actually none,” and she or he was “clearly shocked,” in response to police.

Detectives mentioned that it appeared that Courtemanche tried to hide a telephone’s location whereas they have been current.

Las Vegas Metropolitan police additionally went to the Massachusetts residence with assist from Massachusetts State Police with a search warrant to grab a cellphone.

“Burgess stored stating how she was confused, and she or he felt like she was ‘duped’ by her finest buddy, and she or he didn’t perceive what was occurring,” the warrant acknowledged.

Burgess obtained almost $12,000 by the alleged scheme whereas Courtemanche obtained almost $433,000, in response to police.

Legal professional David Chesnoff is representing Maloof.

“Mr. Maloof is grateful for the trouble of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division and the Clark County District Legal professional’s workplace,” Chesnoff instructed 8 Information Now Investigators.

Maloof and Courtemanche are not courting.

Warrants have been beforehand issued for Courtemanche and Burgess, in response to courtroom data.

Choose Nadia Wooden set bail for Courtemanche at $10,000, ordered her to steer clear of Maloof, and allowed her to “stroll by” jail, which means she didn’t have to stay in custody, in response to Las Vegas Justice Court docket data.

Court docket data for Burgess additionally referred to an “personal recognizance walk-through.”

Legal professional Ryan Helmick is representing Courtemanche. He declined to remark.

8 Information Now Investigators reached out to an legal professional for Burgess, who is predicted in courtroom on Nov. 15.

A preliminary listening to for Courtemanche is scheduled for March 11.

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