December 18th, this coming Friday, could possibly be an eventful day in Court for alleged AIG/Matrix embezzlers Hector Porrata, Cara Cruz-Thompson, Rene Montes and George Martinez. But, who knows at this point? I’ve said this before: the Preliminary Hearing got “trailed”. So, once again, yesterday, December 15th, the scheduled Preliminary Hearing in the above, aforementioned... Read More
An Interview with Cara, Part II: ‘I was in Love with my Husband.’
So, I’m here back on the record with Cara Cruz-Thompson at the Orange County Jail in Santa Ana, California, in the late afternoon of Wednesday, December 2nd 2009. Cara has been incarcerated since her arrest took place in front of her Victorville, California, home in the morning of May 6th 2009. Her husband, Hector Porrata,... Read More
An Interview with Cara, Part One. ‘Do I Feel Betrayed? I do… I do… ‘
This time when I spoke into the darkened one way glass-mirrored booth at the Orange County Jail’s Intake and Release Center, the Deputy within the darkness spoke positively, “Yes. I remember you. I got a phone call just a while ago. I am going to set this up for you.” I had called the Director... Read More
Cara Cruz Thompson, One of the Four Accused AIG/Matrix Embezzlers, Says, ‘I Need Help. I’m in Hell. I Need a Voice.’
I was in my kitchen yesterday, Sunday late morning, November 29th 2009, making a pot of coffee when my cell phone rang. So I walked over to my kitchen table, picked up my Blackberry, and looked at the caller ID. It was from some number with a 713 area code. Where is that from? I... Read More
Alleged AIG Embezzlers Spend Thanksgiving in Custody. November 17th Preliminary Hearing Postponed Once Again. Part Two.
I waited a while, perhaps 15, 20 minutes, before I walked up and spoke to Hector Porrata’s attorney. I was concerned about my manner of approaching him. I did not want to be irritating or improper. Certainly being a non-lawyer, I do not know civil court protocol or procedure, so I don’t know what’s proper... Read More
Alleged AIG Embezzlers Spend Thanksgiving in Custody. November 17th Preliminary Hearing Postponed Once Again. Part One.
November 17th was a Tuesday. That day I got up very early to get to the 8:30 am Preliminary Hearing for alleged embezzlers Hector Porrata, Rene Montes, George Martinez and Cara Cruz-Thompson at the Orange County Superior Court House. The traffic was everything everybody always rants and raves about: it was Hell! I left my... Read More
Preliminary Hearing for Accused AIG Embezzlers Now Set for November 17th
A new Preliminary Hearing has been set in the embezzlement case by the Orange County District Attorney against Hector Porrata, Cara Cruz-Thompson, George Martinez, and Rene Montes. The date and time will be November 17th 2009 at 8:30 am. It will take place at the Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana,... Read More
Preliminary Hearing Postponed in AIG/Matrix Embezzlement Case; Pre-Trial Conference Set for Next Monday, October 26th.
The Preliminary Hearing in the case against Hector Porrata, Rene Montes, George Martinez and Cara-Cruz Thompson on charges of embezzlement against AIG and Matrix Absence Management didn’t happen as scheduled yesterday, October 19th 2009, once again at the Superior Court at the Central Justice Center in Santa Ana, California. This is the second time this... Read More
