NCBanker said:
Based on what I read in Raven's ramblings and what was provided in the news, it would appear to me that Raven's purported embezzling involved fictitious expenses. The dates of the purported thefts are all on the 1st of the month, over a period of 4-5 months in the latter part of 2004. I recall reading in Raven's ramblings that the expense budget had been cut, which would lead me to believe that abuse was rampant. Perhaps in the process of examining the expense budget, expenditures, etc., they uncovered his overstated/fictitious expenses. Remember, they had been cash strapped. His love of the finer things may have led him to increase his income through expense reimbursement. While this isn't considered traditional embezzling, it is theft from the company, regardless.
I also wanted to address the fact that he had been weaping so much that his words were incoherent, when contacted by Janet's family. While it's possible that he is innocent and completely beside himself, it is also possible that he did in fact commit this crime and is overcome with guilt. One of the Menendez boys wept like a baby after killing his parents.
Hi, NCBanker. Welcome.
It's good to have your viewpoint. I think it's important to look at things from different angles.
About the embezzlement charges:
Apparently his former employer had enough evidence against him that crimes were committed for the DA to charge him with multiple counts of embezzlement, not fudging on expense reports in a gray area. If it was standard practice to steal $9000 from Eurosport, then I would like to know if they charged multiple sales people with the same felony.
About the 911 call: I haven't heard an audio replay of it, but it has been reported that he said his wife was injured, had been shot. Wouldn't most people know the difference between a bullet hole and a stab wound or multiple stab wounds?
I think his mis-statement of the cause of injury/ death was an attempt to show naivete about the crime.
If he cried or was incoherent on the 911 tape, it's not reported to the public, not to say it didn't occur that way.
Certainly guilt and fear of the police could cause him to cry, as could innocence and the grief an innocent person would feel. At first, I thought he could be innocent. Now, I have passed that point and don't expect to go back to it. He is a poor pathological liar who has had egocentric delusions for a very long time. There has to be a good reason that the police said from the beginning that this was not a random crime. There has to be a better reason that they are not asking the public for information. They have information and are waiting on forensic testing to be completed, apparently.
They may also be looking for a missing computer or computers. I still think there is a reason Raven wrote computer entries on the 25th after a long period of inactivity, and that some form of computer communication was said to have alarmed Janet's co-workers to the point that they were reported to have come to the house to check on her. It was not exactly in the thick of things, being off the road on a long gravel driveway in the woods. I would have been very afraid for her, and also afraid to go to see what was wrong. I think they were SENT by the email, if that initial report was correct, then hat account of the co-workers and email was squelched, it appears. It was only reported once by one news outlet, then the story changed to " Raven called 911, wife shot, injured".
LE probably has the right to issue an incorrect statement when the correct account would possibly compromise the integrity of the case. However, someone talked to the media and ONE report contrary to the official news release and that account made it to press ONE time. I think it is important for the reasons I stated in my earlier post about the missing computer or computers.
