The woman was a hotel server. Since her husband was unable to father a child, she had chosen to get pregnant through a sperm bank.
And had given birth to this child.
The couple weren't particularly capable, but they had quite a record of cheating and swindling people.
They also had a history of drug use.
They had married six times and divorced six times.
Their motives were either to fraudulently claim relief funds or to commit insurance fraud.
Lawyer Luo brought out this whole string of evidence, along with various pieces of evidence that, while not direct proof, nonetheless weighed against the couple in the eyes of common sense.
In the end, the woman lost the case.
Not only did she lose, but because the couple had falsely accused James and caused him more than thirteen million dollars in financial losses, they also had to pay him thirteen million dollars in damages, plus legal fees, bringing the total to over fourteen million.
At their current earning capacity, the couple wouldn't be able to repay that money in ten lifetimes, so they could only end up behind bars.
On top of that, during the investigation and evidence gathering, Lawyer Luo uncovered several instances of theft, robbery, and fraud committed by the couple over the past few years. In the end, their sentences were combined: the husband was sentenced to fifteen years, and the wife to nine.
And that wasn't all.
During the investigation and evidence gathering, the couple's lawyer had already discovered the various crimes they had committed over the past few years. But in order to win the case and collect an enormous legal fee, he chose to cover for them.
As a result, he committed the crimes of Harboring and Unjust Enrichment.
In the end, that lawyer was