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| Miclaudi Karboau, former Parkrose Heights resident will be serving 104 months in prison, two years post prison supervision, and ordered to pay $25,000 in restitution to victims of his crimes. |
After being caught, tried and convicted, the troublesome Parkrose Heights resident won’t be a bother to his neighbors for a long time.
SEAN P. NELSON
THE MID-COUNTY MEMO
The criminal career of Parkrose Heights resident Miclaudi Karboau was halted December 19 when Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Frank L. Bearden sentenced him to 104 months in prison, two years post prison supervision, and $25,000 in restitution to victims of his theft.
The sentence came after East Precinct Special Crimes Team Officer Jim Lawrence arrested Karboau during a sting operation with the help of Special Crimes Team Officer Barbara Glass and Det. Sgt. Kelly Krone.
“The sting operation was the first part of what happened with Officer Lawrence and myself. Bruce Gagon, a delivery driver for Home Depot, (located at Northeast 138th Avenue and Airport Way) got hold of Detective Sargent Kelly Krone,” Officer Glass said.
“We were supposed to get Ralph Foster. It turned out to be Miclaudi Karboau,” Glass said. Officers arrested Karboau after determining he was using the false name of Ralph Foster to fraudulently purchase merchandise, actions previously reported by The Mid-county MEMO and broadcast by KGW Newschannel 8.
Parkrose resident Dr. Virginia Anderson determined there was something else going on besides a number of cars parked near Karboau’s house at 2222 Northeast 106th Avenue.
“I’m sorry when anybody loses their freedom. Overall it’s nice to see that using avenues citizens have such as our Neighborhood Association, the City and Mediation you can get something done,” Dr. Anderson said.
“It’s a nice end to the year to see something that I wouldn’t want in the neighborhood out of it and justice be done. It’s nice to know that all the agencies that were supposed to help did. I feel extremely positive and I’m glad to help solve something in the neighborhood. I’d do it again,” added Anderson.
Parkrose Heights Association of Neighbors President Carol Williams had similar feelings, although she made it clear that she was commenting personally and not on behalf of the neighborhood association.
“I’m glad that he’s going to have to pay back people that he stole money from and he scammed. I think identity theft is running rampant and I’m glad somebody’s going to pay,” Williams said.
“We can’t have people stealing all the time. You don’t have to do unto others, then run. It’s nice that he didn’t move onto another neighborhood. The thing is to get the crime stopped. I’m happy to see an end to it,” she added.
Anderson and neighbors asked police to become involved after mediation sessions about the cars between Karboau and the Parkrose Heights Association of Neighbors (PHAN) failed.
“Karboau ordered merchandise from Home Depot. He used the name Ralph Foster, but also used other people’s credit card numbers. He stole thousands and thousands of dollars worth of merchandise,” Glass said.
“Karboau got most of the credit card numbers from where he worked at City Center Parking. Some of his fraud was from business credit card accounts,” Glass said. He also stole merchandise from the COSTCO stores at 13130 Southeast 84th Avenue in Clackamas, and at 4849 Northeast 138th Avenue off Sandy Boulevard, she added.
During the course of their investigation, police learned that Karboau was scheduled to take delivery of stolen items at a mailbox store located at Southeast 171st Avenue and Powell Boulevard on February 4, 2002.
When the delivery person didn’t arrive, police heard Karboau and the person talking on the phone. Police stopped him, he gave them a false driver’s license with Ralph Foster’s name on it, and was arrested, Glass said.
Later Officer Lawrence met with other officers and went to Karboau’s house. After questioning Karboau’s wife Sue, police obtained her consent to look for potentially stolen items in the house.
The next day police returned and found more items. One month later they issued a search warrant and recovered a fence made with materials stolen from King Architectural Metals. Karboau fraudulently purchased collector’s art, and toys and games from a local shopping mall, Glass said. Karboau showed little remorse.
“Any papers that were found when I cleaned up the house, also credit cards, I have never used. There was Ralph Foster who was victimized,” Karboau said referring to one of the men whose identity he used.
“Officer Lawrence put a lot of lies in what he had to say. I’m not a career criminal. I’ve owned three companies,” Karboau told Judge Bearden. The Judge was not sympathetic.
“This is quite an array of criminal activity . . .apparently there appears to be no way to stop you from doing this kind of crime. I’m going to follow the state’s recommendation,” Judge Bearden said. In other words, crime doesn’t pay.
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