There is nothing more emotionally painful than betrayal by someone you care about and trust.  This has been the kernel of fictional literature from time immemorial. Whether it is betrayal through infidelity, jealousy, greed or ambition doesn't matter.  When it happens, the victim will never see life the same again because now they know that no one - not even their best friend, business partner, husband, fiancé -  is really fool-proof trustworthy.  And that is a very, very lonely revelation that can have life-long repercussions.

           When you add to the equation money that belonged to the victim and the betrayer is romantically involved with the victim, you have what has come to be known as the Sweetheart Scam.  It is, as the phraseology goes, the mother of all betrayals.  The victim has lost the love of her life, her belief in humanity and her money.  What else, she asks, is left? 

          What is left is one more mammoth betrayal that in some cases is more devastating that the original fraud.  It is the betrayal by the criminal justice system that frequently views the sweetheart scam as a civil issue because the victim had a close personal relationship with the thief.  It is the refusal of the police to review the case or, if they review it, to give it only minimal scrutiny.  The victim is then left with one alternative for justice - go civil and pray that the thief hasn't spent all the money by the time the very, very slow wheels of justice roll over him.

         Citizens United to Find Fugitives does not believe there is anything civil about fraud. That is why we work with victims of sweetheart scams to obtain justice. Since most criminals who perpetrate fraud eventually become fugitives, we serve a dual purpose:  We help victims obtain justice and we help law enforcement find the fugitives. 
                      

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