Opinion ID: 4521869
Heading Depth: 5
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Statements about Carol Neve

Text: In recounting Neve’s testimony about the money transmitting license, the prosecution reminded the jury that Neve testified that the licenses were “extraordinarily expensive.” The prosecution followed up by stating that a license can cost “[l]iterally hundreds of thousands of dollars” and that the government imposes a high fee to “keep[] Madoff-type things from happening.” Also, after the prosecution reminded the jury about “the evidence that Carol Neve told you, that Pamela Fayed wanted to get a money transference license,” it claimed that Pamela later wrote a check to get the license that caused defendant “to go into a downward spiral.” On appeal, defendant complains that Neve did not testify to the actual cost of the license or that Pamela wrote a check for one. Defendant did not object and request an admonition. As such, he has forfeited the claim challenging this testimony. (People v. Mitcham (1992) 1 Cal.4th 1027, 1052.)