Posted on 08/02/2004 5:34:48 AM PDT by runningbear
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ROFLOL!!!
Something unfortunate usually happens to
insurance benefactors.
Why is that?
So... according to the Post, he didn't stop trying to call Amber until his arrest?
And he "had an expensive car which always seemed to be parked at the San Francisco airport?" ROFL!! That's a beaut. Wonder what the fantasy car was.
Bwaaaaahaha! In one of the articles, that stringy old bird Cardoza opines that the showing of the Sawyer interview will "help" the defense.
I'd just like to ask the old f*rt one question: if the Sawyer interview "helps" the defense, why did Scott's counsel earlier move to keep it out of evidence? I'm talking about pretrial motions, b/f Scott's counsel tried the next best thing, which was trying to get outtakes included.
"She was amazing... she IS amazing..."
If the articles are accurate, and Scott continued to call Amber right up until they put the cuffs on him, that would mean that he persisted in this course of conduct for TWO MONTHS after his last conversation with Amber.
Another case of Scott's refusal to accept reality--just like the time he looked at the pics of himself cuddling with Amber and said, "Is that supposed to be me in those pictures?"
Peterson is one fortunate guy, all the publicity got him a good lawyer. If it had been anyone else they would have only had a public defender, but Geragos saw the dollar signs. After this case he'll be one of the most sought after attorneys in the world.
I read rumors he continued the calls..but this story indicates more than I thought...
only if Scott wins, will Geragos be a demanding (sought) after attorney... If he loses, one more lost case against him, and I think that would be enough to where people won't feel at ease with his tactics anymore.
So, really wouldn't know, except maybe the Post found a good zinger for the prosecution?
and it just goes to show how scooty, didn't give a hoot about the loss of Laci and Conner.
Pinging to myself to read later.
That's very true, a lot will depend on whether Peterson is acquitted. And it could be this particular attorney enjoys the attention and limelight more than the money.
Thanks for the ping and updates, rb!!
Peterson Debt Mounting Before Laci's Disappearance
POSTED: 10:43 am PDT August 2, 2004
UPDATED: 11:43 am PDT August 2, 2004
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Scott Peterson's finances came into question Monday as a prosecution witness presented evidence that might support a motive for his wife's murder -- he was going broke and getting deeper into debt in the months before his wife was killed.
Slideshow: Scott Peterson's Day In Court
Prosecutors called Gary Nienhuis, an interna auditor for the city of Modesto, where Peterson lived with his pregnant wife, Laci. Nienhuis said he examined tax returns, payroll records, credit card statements and other financial records kept by Peterson.
His conclusion: Peterson's debt payments compared to his take-home pay rose considerably from 2001 to 2002.
"The payments that that required were high in relation to the cash flow," Nienhuis told jurors.
He said that in 2002, Peterson was paying out nearly 70 percent of his income -- an average of $3,694 a month -- to cover credit cards bills and other fixed debt, not including everyday expenses such as utilities or groceries.
A year earlier, Peterson was paying out 58.7 percent of his cash flow -- an average of $4,335 a month -- to make debt payments, Nienhuis said.
Prosecutors have suggested that in addition to his affair with a massage therapist being his motive for murder, Peterson's finances were faltering and he hoped to gain from a $250,000 life insurance policy taken out on Laci Peterson more than a year before she vanished.
However, an expert who testified for the prosecution last week acknowledged that if no body was found, Peterson would not have been able to collect the benefits for seven years.
Prosecutors also sought to show Monday that Peterson's business, an American subsidiary of a foreign fertilizer company, was going broke........
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