“Mr.

Sterling,” he said, “your mother and your brother haven’t merely abused and neglected your wife — though they’ve certainly done that, and we will be documenting all of it.

By moving the deed to this house, the title to that vehicle, and the business assets into your mother’s name, while spending funds you sent under a specific understanding that they were for your wife’s care and your property, they have committed grand larceny.

Embezzlement.