Letter from Clearwater PD detectives to McCabe's office

TO: BERNIE McCABE, STATE ATTORNEY
SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, PINELLAS COUNTY
5100 144th AVENUE NORTH
CLEARWATER, FL 34620

ATTENTION: MICKY WERTS

FROM: DET. JAMES LITTLE / DET. SGT. WAYNE ANDREWS

THIS AGENCY IS CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION IN THE DEATH OF LISA
McPHERSON, CLEARWATER POLICE REPORT 95-29158. BANK RECORDS ARE
BEING REQUESTED ON BARNETT ACCOUNTS FOR KURT PAINE, SOCIAL SECURITY
NUMBER 548-72-1461. THE ACCOUNTS WERE OPENED BETWEEN 06-13-95 AND 02-
21-97, HE IS THE ONLY KNOWN INDIVIDUAL ON EACH. $33.000.00 WAS
TRANSFERED FROM SAVINGS ACCOUNT 6344410931 (INFORMATION RECEIVED
BY SUBPOENA) INTO THESE ACCOUNTS BETWEEN APRIL 1996 AND JANUARY
1997.

1. SAVINGS ACCOUNT # 1266256166 WAS OPENED 06-13-95, KURT PAINE THE ONLY
ACCOUNT HOLDER. OVER $33,000.00 WAS TRANSFERED INTO THIS ACCOUNT,
BY PHONE TRANSFER, BETWEEN APRIL 1996 AND JANUARY 1997.

2. CD ACCOUNT 1266502101 WAS OPENED ON 02-21-97, KURT PAINE IS THE
ACCOUNT HOLDER, FUNDS FROM ACCOUNT 1266256166 WERE USED TO OPEN
THIS ACCOUNT. $9,000-00 IS BELIEVED TO BE THE AMOUNT AT OPENING.

THE INVESTIGATION IS FOCUSING ON THE POSSIBILITY THAT AT LEAST
$25.000.00 OF THE $33,000.00 WAS EMBEZZLED BY LISA McPHERSON FROM HER
EMPLOYER. IF THIS OCCURED IT COULD BE A MOTIVE FOR ACTION TAKEN FROM
HER EMPLOYER THAT RESULTED IN HER DEATH. HER EMPLOYER WAS IN A
POSITION TO TAKE SUCH MEASURES.

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE REQUESTED FROM BARNETT BANK ON
ACCOUNT # 1266256166:
1. SIGNATURE CARD SHOWING NAME AND SIGNATURE OF THE ACCOUNT
HOLDER INCLUDING ANY INDIVIDUAL ADDED AFTER THE OPENING.
2. STATEMENTS FROM THE OPENING DATE TO THE LAST AVAILABLE
ENTRY.

[1] - date error in original document
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