- 14 - brothers and sister, and they wanted to equalize matters by helping Scott also. The Kudos' relatives also sent cash gifts for family occasions such as Christmas and birthdays. Scott made one or two trips to Japan in 1990 and one trip in 1991. From time to time tenants at Toraya Apartments or restaurant employees would give Motomi cash, and she would write checks on their behalf for rent and other bills. However, the record is devoid of specific names, dates, or amounts of any of those transactions. When the Takaos went on trips, Motomi sometimes paid their bills, and she was reimbursed by them in cash. For instance, in 1991 Motomi wrote checks totaling $770 to her parents' gardener. In 1991 Motomi wrote checks totaling $6,009.49 to or on behalf of her brother, Junichi, who needed money at the time because he was going through a divorce. During 1990 and 1991, Motomi often made separate, multiple cash deposits on a single day, several times per week. For example, on January 28, 1991, Motomi made three deposits for $100, $140, and $200. All of the deposits were made at the same time; i.e., on a single trip to the bank. Motomi purportedly made deposits in that manner because she put cash from different 8(...continued) letters), refer to Nicholas as "Takao". The exhibit was received in evidence for the nonhearsay purpose of showing the relatives' knowledge.Page: Previous 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Next
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