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5 min readHe Didn't Know Detectives Had His Bank Statements
The detective slid a stack of bank statements across the table. Evans Paul, a 51-year-old volunteer grand knight at his local Knights of Columbus council, had just finished explaining how he came to deposit a $10,000 scholarship check into his personal checking account. He said the treasurer, Ed, told him to sign his name over the payee line and deposit it so he could pay the scholarship online. He said he was trying to help two girls who had been promised scholarships for three years but never received them. But the detective had already subpoenaed Paul's bank records, and the numbers told a different story.
The Scholarship That Never Reached Its Destination
The Knights of Columbus council in District 16 had a Cardinal Newman scholarship fund, designed to award $2,500 per year to students attending Catholic school. According to Paul, the previous grand knight and treasurer had been taking photos with scholarship recipients for three years without ever disbursing the money. When Paul became grand knight, the treasurer approached him with two $10,000 checks—one for each of two students, covering four years of scholarships at $2,500 annually.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:00) **Interview Begins - Reading of Rights** - Agent Joel Me. introduces himself and the date, then reads the subject his Miranda rights in English, confirming he understands and is willing to speak.
- 2 (03:50) **The Subject's Role as Grand Knight** - Evans explains his volunteer position as Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus and his responsibilities.
- 3 (06:10) **The Scholarship Discrepancy is Revealed** - Evans recounts how the council's treasurer, Ed, approached him about a long-standing problem with unfulfilled scholarship promises.
- 4 (08:18) **A Plan to Pay the Scholarships** - Evans describes his plan to use two $10,000 checks from the Knights' account to pay the scholarships online.
- 5 (10:29) **Depositing the Check and the Meeting Fallout** - Evans deposits one $10,000 check into his account but then faces opposition at the next council meeting.
- 6 (13:01) **The Demand for the Checks Back** - After the heated meeting, Robert demands the checks be returned, leading to a confrontation in the parking lot.
- 7 (14:36) **Church Intervention and a Police Report** - Evans speaks with a church representative, Ed, about returning the money, but learns a police report has already been filed.
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