“I’m asking for a little family mercy,” Gregory said.

“If this goes to a criminal trial, I’ll lose my business.

I could go to prison for a very long time.”

“You emptied my checking account using your old cosigner status,” I said.

“You stole the very last of my tip money.

You let my landlord hand me an eviction notice yesterday morning while you sat in your big house.”

“I was angry,” Gregory said.