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Podcast: The Case Against Kouri Richins
Episode: Kouri Richins Forged Signature — The $500K Fraud the Jury Had to See
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The forensic accountant's testimony may have been the most methodical — and most devastating — presentation in the Kouri Richins trial. Nearly half a million dollars allegedly siphoned from Eric Richins through a pattern prosecutors say escalated over years.It started with smaller transactions around 2015-2016. Then came the $250,000 home equity line prosecutors say was opened with Eric's forged signature in 2019. Then misdirected tax payments. Credit cards maxed in his name. And ultimately, alleged life insurance fraud.Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott breaks down what this escalation pattern reveals psychologically. At what point does someone cross from "bending the rule...