Chapter 11 - The police question
Forgery did not automatically mean police kicked down doors.
My attorney referred the signature issue to law enforcement after consulting me.
Detectives reviewed:
Original signed reimbursement authorization.
The equity memorandum.
Metadata.
Emails.
Statements from Gavin.
They investigated possible:
Forgery.
Use of false instrument.
Fraud-related conduct.
Whether civil overbilling became criminal depended on proof Delphine knowingly submitted false charges with intent to obtain money she was not owed.
Some invoices were ambiguous.
Design firms mark up goods.
Contracts matter.
The signature was cleaner.
Delphine admitted through counsel:
She created the memorandum.
She said my signature image was inserted by staff as “reference acknowledgment.”
Did she intend anyone to believe I signed that exact document?
Gavin had.
A mediator had.
Her own lawyer had initially.
That was evidence.
Then pool incident.
Presley was eleven.
No arrest.
No juvenile detention.
Camille enrolled her in counseling.
Restricted unsupervised contact with Maribel.
Presley wrote a second apology.
This one simply said:
I pushed you. I could have made you fall in. I’m sorry.
May you like
Better.
Maribel still did not answer.
