State v. Forbes

OPINION

GOLDBERG, Justice.

An unpropitious meeting between two alumni from Marvel Preparatory School provided the springboard for the events leading up to this criminal conviction. The defendant, Lucien E. Forbes (defendant or Forbes), and Nicholas Grumprecht (Grum-precht) met unexpectedly during a Christmas 1996 fundraiser for their alma mater. In the course of exchanging pleasantries, Grumprecht, a commercial and investment banker of forty years and restaurateur, told defendant that he was looking for investors for a restaurant that he wanted to open. The defendant, chairman and chief…