“Three recorded calls,” Melissa said.

“In all three, Mr.

Victor Moreno explicitly stated that he did not authorize those transfers and demanded that his password be locked.”

Julian’s lawyer stood up again.

“My client was managing family funds with his father’s verbal permission, Your Honor.”

Melissa pulled a white folder from her briefcase and placed a single printed store invoice on the evidence stand.

“On November fourteenth, twenty-eight thousand dollars was transferred from Victor Moreno’s checking account to Crescent Jewelers,” Melissa said.

She read the itemized line from the receipt without raising her voice.