CA CA - Heidi Planck, 39, left son’s football game in Downey, dog found in Los Angeles, 17 Oct 2021

[CharlestonGal]

Snipped by me

But of course it possible that she was planning to disappear and was waiting for an accomplice or contact to be in touch whilst at her son's game to help effect her escape. Or maybe just go on a date? I'm a bit stumped.

Or she got a text from her employer while she was at the game telling her the jig was up? According to JW, JS is accusing Heidi of embezzlement. jmo

Heidi Planck's ex-husband claims her boss was concerned about recovering her laptop | Daily Mail Online

"He then spoke with the assistant again a few days later, but this time the employee accused Planck of 'siphoning off money from the company.'

'It was pretty low of [JS] and his minions to accuse Heidi of basically embezzling when she's mysteriously disappeared,' he said."

 

[Ducky123]

Lol. No. Median income for a bookkeeper in California is 50k.

Bookkeeper Salary in California | Salary.com

IMO freelancers in SoCal can make great money if they’re good and willing to take on a lot of work! But in this case, I’m feeling like she might be in an overcompensated in exchange for loyalty kind of situation. The sheer number of companies she’s keeping track of for filings and accountings and acquisitions is a lot - especially around tax deadline times.

 

[?!?]

BBM

Are those earnings standard for a bookkeeper in the States!?

If so, I'm in the wrong job!

MOO

So far our subject has been called a bookkeeper, accountant, controller, executive assistant and managing partner -- <modsnip>

 

[tarabull]

Just how does the dog randomly end up on the 28th floor of an obviously secured building??

 

[Ducky123]

So far our subject has been called a bookkeeper, accountant, controller, executive assistant and managing partner -- <modsnip>

It’s a lot. BUT these jobs aren’t regulated like a CPA would be - it’s kind of crazy. I have a loved one who is a controller for a smaller, also very shady financial services company. They deal a lot with the owner’s family stuff personally and all of their various issues (insurance! Car accident! Side businesses! Gas card! House sale! Boat sale! Airplane sale!). It gets messy reaaaally fast and when all of the lines between personal and business are blurred, or executive/personal assistant and corporate controller are blurred - eek.
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[tarabull]

Online sleuths share Heidi Planck theories after 'boss probed over $43m fraud'

 

[CharlestonGal]

Just how does the dog randomly end up on the 28th floor of an obviously secured building??

I'm still not clear if the dog was found wandering loose in DTLA and then taken to the 28th floor where the finders lived or if the dog was literally wandering loose on the 28th floor? That little detail makes a big difference, imo.

 

[SuziQ]

Haha yes but after he says "But Jim insists Heidi's new man is a "great guy", adding: "I don’t have any worries about him, he’s a great guy."
He added: “I'm no detective for sure, but he seems like a really great guy. “As I said, I'm not a detective, but I can pretty much assure you that that’s not it.”

I just feel like that is an odd way to talk anyways. I am not a detective but have "no worries" about him and can assure you he has nothing to do with her disappearance? Just weird again for someone he probably hardly knows? And I also find it interesting regarding how he knew about the fight the week before...did he tell him that or did she tell him that?

I can tell you from personal experience that you gauge the new person in your exes life based on what your kid tells you and if your kid likes them. That might be the case here.

Moo.

 

[SuziQ]

Do we know anything about the stairwell access in the complex? Is there a door that requires key card access or is it open access once inside the building? I know security is pretty tight there. Could the dog have wandered up there from a different floor? Perhaps it followed someone in to the building from nearby? (Wherever Heidi's last location was) Followed someone up the stairs? Or it was dropped there but maybe on a different floor and just snuck around until those people found it?

Edit. The reason I ask is bc it takes away the significance of the 28th floor. It could be any floor that the dog was dropped..if that's what happened.

Someone has probably answered this for you. But a tenant has posted on this thread that it would be impossible for the dog to end up anywhere in the building by itself. HTH.

 

[Knox]

Now, it has emerged that the single mom had been dating NS, 43, who works for the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative as a vice president for operations, according to his Linked-In account.

The organization is owned by Facebook founder Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan.

Stanford-educated N's mom Amirah confirmed to The Sun that he had been dating Heidi and gasped "oh no" when told that she had gone missing.

The mental health counselor confirmed she had met Heidi previously, and that she "hoped all is well”.

Amirah said: “N" works for the Zuckerberg Chan Initiative, he's a vice president there.
Mom's boyfriend works at Zuckerberg charity & knows nothing about disappearance

Here we go - enters the name of the man Heidi was dating. Poor guy, he'll be fodder for the social media masses.

 

[Steve McQueen]

Someone has probably answered this for you. But a tenant has posted on this thread that it would be impossible for the dog to end up anywhere in the building by itself. HTH.

My theory,and its only my amateur speculation, is that Sugarman is hiding Heidi in an unknown location. I believe he was alerted to an imminent SEC/FBI raid on Heidi's property and didn't want her talking. He contacted her at the football game, they met and he took her and her car to one of his properties (not necessarily in LA). The car could be in an underground parking garage who knows where. The problem was the dog. If she's in hiding she can't be walking a dog. So Sugarman had one of his associates who happened to live or have access to the Hope + Flowers building take the dog and let it loose on the 28th floor, thinking that a concerned tenant would take it in, read the chip and return it to the Ex and son. This is absolutely MOO.

 

[Knox]

'It was pretty low of Sugarman and his minions to accuse Heidi of basically embezzling when she's mysteriously disappeared,' he said.

He added that he has no idea how her employer had obtained her banking information.

Wayne, a hairdresser, revealed Planck doesn't have a college degree or any accounting licensure but was making good money as a bookkeeper, earning $125,000 a year plus monthly bonuses of up to $1,500 a month.

She has been employed at Camden Capital Partners LLC for the past five years, starting out as Sugarman's personal assistant and eventually being promoted to a bookkeeper.

'Heidi knows all of Jason's and the company's secrets. She knows where the bones are buried,' he said.

'This whole thinks just stinks. Something just isn't right, and I can't put my finger on it.'

Wayne recalled Planck's 'antsy' at their son's football game, saying she kept 'switching her seat, one minute she sat by us, the next she was over sitting in a different bleacher.'
Heidi Planck's ex-husband claims her boss was concerned about recovering her laptop | Daily Mail Online

Well, she isn't earning bad money. I'm in that ballpark but not driving a RR or living in a 1.3M home?

Maybe there's something to the accusation? Not going to harp on this, but we'd be foolish not to consider the possibility.

 

[CluelessWonder]

I haven't read much into the securities investigation. But my quick read showed that Heidi's boss was named in a civil suit rather than being charged with a crime. And he was asked to repay $9 million. His father-in-law probably has that much money in a petty cash account. Unless they were preparing criminal charges, I have a tough time imaging someone trying to keep her quiet.

Does anyone else remember the case of Linda Reed? She was an accountant for a small business in the south. She stole money from the company. When she realized they were onto her, she skipped town. People thought she was abducted. Her family said she'd never leave without saying something. She left adult children and grandkids behind and just started a new life doing something similar to what she had done before.

 

[Knox]

My theory,and its only my amateur speculation, is that Sugarman is hiding Heidi in an unknown location. I believe he was alerted to an imminent SEC/FBI raid on Heidi's property and didn't want her talking. He contacted her at the football game, they met and he took her and her car to one of his properties (not necessarily in LA). The car could be in an underground parking garage who knows where. The problem was the dog. If she's in hiding she can't be walking a dog. So Sugarman had one of his associates who happened to live or have access to the Hope + Flowers building take the dog and let it loose on the 28th floor, thinking that a concerned tenant would take it in, read the chip and return it to the Ex and son. This is absolutely MOO.

Not bad ... so now that he has Heidi hid out, JS rolls the bus out and runs her over?

Welcome to WS!!!

 

[Ducky123]

I haven't read much into the securities investigation. But my quick read showed that Heidi's boss was named in a civil suit rather than being charged with a crime. And he was asked to repay $9 million. His father-in-law probably has that much money in a petty cash account. Unless they were preparing criminal charges, I have a tough time imaging someone trying to keep her quiet.

Does anyone else remember the case of Linda Reed? She was an accountant for a small business in the south. She stole money from the company. When she realized they were onto her, she skipped town. People thought she was abducted. Her family said she'd never leave without saying something. She left adult children and grandkids behind and just started a new life doing something similar to what she had done before.

Securities fraud is considered criminal.

 

[Steve McQueen]

Not bad ... so now that he has Heidi hid out, JS rolls the bus out and runs her over?

Welcome to WS!!!

Thanks! No, I don't think he is the murdering type. Or are you speaking metaphorically? However, not sure for how long he would/could keep her hidden.

 

[Knox]

Thanks! No, I don't think he is the murdering type. Or are you speaking metaphorically? However, not sure for how long he would/could keep her hidden.

Metaphorically of course. That's not a good long term solution, what happens when she resurfaces? Not to mention leaving her son? How long, is long enough?

 

[?!?]

BBM

Are those earnings standard for a bookkeeper in the States!?

If so, I'm in the wrong job!

MOO

So far our subject has been called a bookkeeper, accountant, controller, executive assistant and managing partner -- won't say more lest I be TOSsed!

Thanks! No, I don't think he is the murdering type. Or are you speaking metaphorically? However, not sure for how long he would/could keep her hidden.

Until the case is settled or the Statute of Limitations kicks in.

 

[Steve McQueen]

Metaphorically of course. That's not a good long term solution, what happens when she resurfaces? Not to mention leaving her son? How long, is long enough?

Kind of like his own personal witness protection program

 

[JurassicParker]

After reading the posts here and the constant reports of the ex talking… I have opinions but I’m not allowed to post that here. So I’ll leave it at that.