I found this reference to the email from law enforcement testimony at the prelim hearing
it appears to prove that CM's contract fees included MSM's costs, but that CM had been ripping of JM by not paying the supplier.
In these cases, JM honoured the debt
I will keep looking.
14 Q Did you speak with anyone at Metro Sheet Metal?
15 A Yes, I did.
16 Q Did you speak with David Sequieda?
17 A Yes, I did.
18 Q What did he tell you about the business relationship
19 between Joseph and/or between Earth Inspired Products and his
20 business?
21 A He stated that he had a partnership with Joseph. That it
22 was between him and Joseph to create these fountains, and that
23 Charles Merritt worked in the shop, he helped do the creating,
24 the materials, and shipping out the product.
25 But the primary area of the business was between Joseph
26 and David Sequieda.
27 Q Did David Sequieda provide you with an e-mail from Joseph
28 regarding an unpaid invoice for a project?
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1 A Yes, he did.
2 Q What did that e-mail say?
3 A It was an e-mail to Joseph asking about funds for
4 materials. Joseph’s response to that e-mail was, as he had
5 talked about before, that Chase was responsible for the
6 materials, the creating, as far as the materials go, to ship.
7 And that if he wouldn’t pay that, Joseph would take care of it
8 again, like he had done in the past. Basically, he would pay
9 the debt.
10 Q When was that e-mail?
11 A I don’t recall the date.
12 Q Do you recall how long in relation to February 4th?
13 A It was approximately one month prior.
14 Q Did you ask the defendant during the October 22nd, 2014
15 interview whether Joseph owed Metro Sheet Metal money? Or did
16 you ask him about these checks that were created to Metro Sheet
17 Metal?
18 A Yes, I did.
19 Q What did he tell you about those checks?
20 A He said Joseph gave Merritt checks to pay Metro Sheet
21 Metal.
it appears to prove that CM's contract fees included MSM's costs, but that CM had been ripping of JM by not paying the supplier.
In these cases, JM honoured the debt
I will keep looking.
14 Q Did you speak with anyone at Metro Sheet Metal?
15 A Yes, I did.
16 Q Did you speak with David Sequieda?
17 A Yes, I did.
18 Q What did he tell you about the business relationship
19 between Joseph and/or between Earth Inspired Products and his
20 business?
21 A He stated that he had a partnership with Joseph. That it
22 was between him and Joseph to create these fountains, and that
23 Charles Merritt worked in the shop, he helped do the creating,
24 the materials, and shipping out the product.
25 But the primary area of the business was between Joseph
26 and David Sequieda.
27 Q Did David Sequieda provide you with an e-mail from Joseph
28 regarding an unpaid invoice for a project?
122
1 A Yes, he did.
2 Q What did that e-mail say?
3 A It was an e-mail to Joseph asking about funds for
4 materials. Joseph’s response to that e-mail was, as he had
5 talked about before, that Chase was responsible for the
6 materials, the creating, as far as the materials go, to ship.
7 And that if he wouldn’t pay that, Joseph would take care of it
8 again, like he had done in the past. Basically, he would pay
9 the debt.
10 Q When was that e-mail?
11 A I don’t recall the date.
12 Q Do you recall how long in relation to February 4th?
13 A It was approximately one month prior.
14 Q Did you ask the defendant during the October 22nd, 2014
15 interview whether Joseph owed Metro Sheet Metal money? Or did
16 you ask him about these checks that were created to Metro Sheet
17 Metal?
18 A Yes, I did.
19 Q What did he tell you about those checks?
20 A He said Joseph gave Merritt checks to pay Metro Sheet
21 Metal.