My 2 Cents .........
Maybe it took 8 months to "find" the receipts because there are no receipts or there are receipts but Fred doesn't want the prosecution to see them---so she waited as long as possible then turned over phony receipts.
Trial dates set for Newcomb, Wagner - Portsmouth Daily Times
"......Owen asked for the dismissal of the case saying his client had been charged with a crime that was not committed. “We want the court to take a fresh look,” Owen said. “It’s a matter of law.”
Canepa responded by saying
the documentation that was given to the court showing when and how the bullet proof vests were purchased was not authentic. “We need to look at all four corners of the indictment,” Canepa said. She said there is
much more to the case than Owen was putting before the court and asked Deering to over rule the motion......"