Embezzler Frames Business Owner to Escape Punishment

Daniel LeSieur is a self-made man, but that doesn’t mean that success came easy; in fact, true success never comes easy.

And as you’ll see…

Mr. LeSieur never gave up despite the fact that he was blocked in every aspect of his life, and for a short time it looked as though failure got the better of him.

But it didn’t…

In all honesty, the story that I am about to share with you is private and embarrassing, and Dan probably doesn’t want the world to know, but it’s important to understand Dan as a person and as a businessman.

Let’s start from the beginning (at least the beginning to this story).

Years ago Dan LeSieur and his family were living their lives in Southern California. They were the typical American family. The kids were active in school and sports, while Dan held a position at a worldwide freight company.

They dreamed of moving.

During a vacation with friends and family, the LeSieur’s found themselves in the Pacific Northwest, and from that moment on they felt the need to move north.

Reality hit…

The kids had school, friends, sports, and their entire lives were in Southern California. Plus, the company that Dan worked for didn’t have any openings available for a transfer.

The LeSieur’s loved California, but desperately wanted to move. So mom, dad, and all of the kids sat down a discussed it; and guess what…

The kids wanted to move…to a smaller town with a smaller school.

So they looked…

• Northern California…no job openings.
• Southern Oregon…no job openings.
• The center of Oregon…no job openings.
• Northern Oregon…no job openings.
• Southwest Washington…position available sometime soon.

So they searched, and the LeSieur’s fell in love with the outskirts of Vancouver, Washington.

Then the first brick started to crumble…

Daniel LeSieur lost his job.

The family was already committed to move, and they did…

On a dream.

Dan LeSieur had a business idea and a marketing plan, and he brought it to life in Washougal, Washington.

Fast forward…

The company was a success and that was a problem because it was growing too fast. Dan was working a lot of hours, which caused problems at home.

Dan brought in partners and investors, but the company still took most of his time.

Bricks two and three started to crumble…

The LeSieur’s marriage was failing.

There house was unsafe to live in.

During all of this time, Dan’s wife wanted her husband. Their marriage wasn’t a marriage, and so something had to give.

On top of that, the LeSieur’s found that the inside of their home’s walls contained heavy amounts of toxic mold that was missed on the report from when they moved in.

Dan broke down, but refused to give up.

He hired help…

A person that could come in and manage the day-to-day operations when he needed the help, but their biggest contribution came from doing the books.

See where we are going with this (referring to the title)?

• Dan started to get his life back in control.
• He and his wife were working things out.
• Insurance was paying for the house to be fixed.
• Business was booming.

The fourth brick brought the house down (nearly)…

Their son was suicidal.

How could they come back from this?

Everything that they had been dealing with, hit them tenfold.

• The husband and wife talks were put on hold.
• The house was taking longer than it should.
• Dan started questioning financial transactions within his company.
• Their son’s life became their everything.

This is when Dan found out…

He got audited…twice…

Insurance fraud and L&I.

You see…

When Dan started to question financial records, everything pointed to the person he hired to help him out. Before LeSieur could take it any further, his son tried to commit suicide, and so Dan dropped everything to focus on his family.

But before he left…Dan fired the employee and started to file charges.

During the time of Dan’s absence; however, the former employee fed the investors lies about the missing funds. She gambled that Dan’s family matters were too important for him to have informed the partners about her crimes since she hadn’t been arrested.

She was right…

The former employee claimed that she and another employee were fired because they knew of Dan’s stealing of funds to rebuild his house.

The house that insurance was paying for, and was no one’s business. These were Dan’s partners and investors…not friends. They didn’t need to know who was paying for his house to be fixed. Dan didn’t talk about his personal life with them. They didn’t even know that his house was under repair and that the family was living somewhere else.

Maybe he should have told them?

LeSieur’s partners had him investigated, which in turn made the insurance company also look at him.

They investigation found nothing…he was cleared.

Daniel LeSieur filed charges against the former employee, but stopped before they were finalized because of advice he received from his friend and lawyer.

The issue was that Dan wanted to do something, but it would have made it worse because he would have come off as petty and retaliating; making a bad situation worse.

You see…

During Dan’s investigation, the former employee took her story to anyone who would listen.

And people listened…

• And convicted him in their own minds.
• Stories were published that were untrue, and one-sided.
• Dan lost his business.

She took advantage of a situation for her own gain.

Worse…

She took advantage of a family going through the lowest point in their lives.

Was all hope lost?

NO!!!!

Things got better…

• Dan’s son was okay.
• Dan’s wife supported him through the entire ordeal, and their marriage became stronger than ever.
• Their home was finished.
• The Attorney General had most of the slandering articles about Dan pulled down.
• Dan made amends with his investors, partners, and employees.
• Dan started to dream again, and rebuilt something from the ashes.

Now…

Fast Forward to today…

Dan has a thriving business, a successful marriage, and successful children. He supports his community by giving back where they need it.

For example…

He volunteers his time at the local community center, and pays his employees so that they can volunteer too. His company has built the snack bar at their local little league field, and they are doing so many other things because they can.

Why is Dan doing this?

Because his life has had its ups and downs, and the downs were drastic. Dan knows what it is like to have his life crumbling down around him, where he can’t breathe and there seems to be no way out.

Dan wants to live in the light…the positive light, and he wants to share his gifts of success with the world around him.

Dan isn’t a hero…

He just understands that the world isn’t always fair. That sometimes the bad guy wins, and no matter how much you fight, the truth never gets heard.

Dan wants to help the people who are overlooked and buried, because he was and no one was there.