My Parents Called Me At 2 A.M. On Christmas Eve Screaming For $20,000 …

the check? The lawyer says if we pay the casino now, they might drop the fraud charges before the DA sees them.”

“The fraud charges?” I repeated. “You mean the fact that he pretended to be me?”

Dad’s eyes flickered.

He looked away.

“It was a misunderstanding. He just… he didn’t have his ID, so he used the info he had memorized. It’s not a big deal, Joshua.continue reading …