MY FIANCÉE TERRORIZED MY DAUGHTERS AND PLANTED STOLEN JEWELRY IN OUR HOUSEKEEPER’S DRAWER—BUT SHE FORGOT I WAS WATCHING THE CAMERAS.
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Chapter 7 - MARCUS'S BEST DEFENSE
Marcus hired Lauren Pierce.
She attacked the weak point immediately.
No video showed Marcus physically swapping the sample.
No fingerprint proved he touched the tube.
His office employed:
paralegals,
couriers,
records clerks,
outside messengers.
True.
He argued that chain-of-custody failure might be negligence.
Not fraud.
True.
Then the $450,000.
Marcus said all reserve spending had been approved by the independent trustee.
Also true.
Invoices existed.
Some work had actually been done.
Also true.
Lauren’s argument:
Even if the DNA test was compromised, it did not automatically prove Marcus stole anything.
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That was correct.
Maya needed more.
