Chapter 8 - PRESTON SAYS I AUTHORIZED EVERYTHING
Preston’s lawyer sent a formal statement.
Camille had approved a flexible reimbursement arrangement.
True.
Camille knew Reeves Design & Build faced temporary liquidity pressure.
Partly true.
Camille had repeatedly said her father "could help if needed."
Once.
In a private argument.
Context:
Preston complained a bank was "trying to kill" him over a covenant.
I said:
"If it ever becomes truly desperate, Dad could introduce you to another lender."
Not:
Take pregnancy money.
Then the strongest point.
I had signed one reimbursement request electronically without reading every attached invoice.
$24,600.
Real nursery work.
I had trusted Preston.
His lawyer argued the signature image on the final $300,000 packet was:
"administrative placement consistent with prior household practice."
Administrative placement.
I read that three times.
Did I give Preston permission to place my digital signature on routine documents?
Yes.
Delivery acknowledgments.
A furniture order.
Two insurance forms we reviewed together.
Did that mean he could place it on a new $300,000 authorization?
No.
But the existence of prior permission complicated the claim.
Forgery is not merely:
signature not made by hand.
Intent.
Scope of authority.
Misrepresentation.
Reliance.
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All required proof.
The case would need more than my anger.
