9:37 a.m. Bloodworth admits exhibit showing total debt Kouri owed on properties, credit cards, payday loans and lines of credit. In March 2022, Kouri owed approximately $7.5 million and paid around $80,000 a month toward that debt.
9:34 a.m. Karrington tried to figure out where the money was coming from, where it was going, and what the end game was for Kouri. We just saw the October statement, and Karrington says the following months were very similar. Whenever she received funds into the account, she would deplete the money quickly.
9:30 a.m. The balance history on the account fluctuates greatly depending on the day and week. One day there is $2,000 in the account and then it jumps to $19,000 and two days later it jumps to $70,000 but then there are big withdrawals every day. She uses a lot of the deposits to pay debt and new payday loan vendors are introduced. On Oct. 22, she had $77,000 deposited into the account after Kouri sold a property. That money did not last. It went to pay vendors and she incurred more and more debt, Karrington says.
9:29 a.m. Jurors are looking at the screen during this explanation. Many are taking notes – looking up from the screen and back to their notebooks in their laps. Karrington explains money going in and out of the account. Every week Kouri has to come up with money to stay current and avoid default to the payday lenders. They have high interest rates but if they go into default, the interest rate almost doubles.
9:24 a.m. We see a list of transactions. Delta Bridge, Bluebridge, Fairmont and Zahahva are four payday lenders that Korui was committed to pay $2,100 a day, Karrington says. There are debits daily on her account.
9:22 a.m. Karrington walks through her process. She begins by looking at the header then scrolls down and sees a negative balance. She then goes through the transactions and checks the posting dates on the transactions. Kouri is taking notes as Karrington speaks.
9:18 a.m. Karrington says between October 2021 and March 2022, there was an increase in overdraft transactions. Bloodworth admits an exhibit showing a bank account statement from America First Credit Union. Karrington leaves the witness stand and approaches the TV display facing the jury. Bloodworth asks Karrington to show how she analyzes the bank statement.