Dennis Reynolds: An Erotic Life
Most Frequent Crime
Theft
Unauthorized taking and consumption of another person's personal property (petty theft/larceny): intentionally taking possession of property belonging to someone else without that person's consent.
Criminal Activities
Attempted bodily harm
Planning to inflict or assist in inflicting serious physical injuries on Dennis (or causing wounds) to create fake 'stigmata' as corroborating evidence for the memoirs.
Situation:
"Mac and Frank discuss and prepare tools (nail gun, cigar burns, etc.) and plan to create deep wounds/burns on Dennis to fabricate miraculous stigmata described in the memoir, intending to present these as proof to a publisher."
Fraud
Making false statements or omissions to obtain federally backed relief loans (PPP) or using funds for purposes other than represented to the lender/SBA. Under federal law, knowingly making false statements to obtain loan proceeds (and misuse of those proceeds) can constitute bank fraud and related federal offenses.
Situation:
"The group conspires to reenact or fabricate incidents from Dennis's memoirs (e.g., staging a Bon Jovi encounter, manufacturing 'stigmata') so a fact-checker can't disprove them and the book can be sold; they also plan a scheme involving pretending Dennis has terminal cancer to manipulate Bon Jovi's people."
Impersonation
Deliberately creating and using a false identity to deceive another person via messages/communication (in the U.S., impersonation, identity fraud, or related statutes can apply depending on method and injury). The transcript records Dennis admitting he was the fabricated persona "Johnny" and that he sent texts from his phone to deceive someone.
Situation:
"Dennis (with Frank's assistance) dons a bald cap and falsely claims to have terminal cancer while negotiating with Bon Jovi's representatives to secure a private bedside performance and leverage in buying an arena football team."
Public indecencyn
Urinating in a public fountain (public place), which is typically an offense of public indecency or disorderly conduct.
Situation:
"Frank admits (and demonstrates pride in) urinating in a public fountain regularly as a longstanding personal ritual."
Theft
Unauthorized taking and consumption of another person's personal property (petty theft/larceny): intentionally taking possession of property belonging to someone else without that person's consent.
Situation:
"Charlie admits to stealing a bunch of coins out of the Logan Circle fountain to pay his spy who was watching the waitress."
Theft
Unauthorized taking and consumption of another person's personal property (petty theft/larceny): intentionally taking possession of property belonging to someone else without that person's consent.
Situation:
"At the fountain / later in the theater, a man claiming to be Sinbad (with Rob Thomas present) grabs Dennis's memoirs and declares them his, preventing Dennis from retrieving the book."