would help me with some of the money, about $90,000. and i m like, absolutely. let s do it. michael said he and dalia agreed that they would pool their money to pay off dippolito s debt. this is great. you know, she s pushing me forward too. i thought, like, okay, i m going to get off probation. it s very exciting for me. then the plan to get michael out of hock changed again. according to michael, another lawyer said to him, look, you own your townhouse free and clear. why not just turn the title over to dalia? then she can do money things for you, no problem. so michael gave her the deed to the townhouse as well as $100,000 cash, his part of that payback of the restitution debt. the money was supposed to go to his attorney, about you it never got there. i ll tell you where it unraveled. as soon as i got dalia that $100,000 is where went downhill. and he says after dalia got that nice size chunk of change, he started to have a string of run-ins with the police, including one
you know, and dalia said she would help me with some of the money, about $90,000. and i m like, absolutely, let s do it. reporter: michael says he and dalia agreed that they would pool their money to pay off dipollito s debt. this is great. you know, she s pushing me forward, too. i thought, like, okay, i m gonna get off probation. it s very exciting for me. then the plan to get michael out of hock changed again. according to michael, another lawyer said to him, look, you own your townhouse free and clear, why not just turn the title over to dalia? then she can do money things for you, no problem. so michael gave her the deed to the town house as well as $100,000 cash. his part of the payback of the restitution debt. the money was supposed to go to his attorney but it never got there. i ll tell ya where it unraveled. as soon as i got dalia that $100,000 is where it went downhill. reporter: and he says, after dalia got that nice sized chunk of change, he started to have
according to michael said to him, look, you own your townhouse free and clear, why not turn the title over to dalia and she can do money things for you, no problem. so michael gave her the deed to the townhouse as well as $100,000 cash, his part of the payback of the restitution debt. the money was supposed to go to his attorney but it never got there. i tell you where it unraveled. as soon as i got dalia the $100,000 is when it went downhill. and he says after dalia got the nice-sized chunk of change he started to have a string of run-ins with the police, including one night after dinner out with dalia. they left the restaurant to find police swarming michael s vehicle. after a search they found cocaine stashed beneath a spare tire. i actually started crying to this cop. i m like, look, man, i haven t done anything in five-and-a-half years. i don t know how, why or what happened. they let me go. i couldn t even believe it. and you would have gone back to prison because you vio
getting the probation lifted. so that was your ticket to freedom? pay back the money and yeah. and get my freedom. you know, and dalia said she would help me with some of the money, about $90,000. and i m like, absolutely, let s do it. reporter: michael says he and dalia agreed that they would pool their money to pay off dipollito s debt. this is great. you know, she s pushing me forward, too. i thought, like, okay, i m gonna get off probation. it s very exciting for me. then the plan to get michael out of hock changed again. according to michael, another lawyer said to him, look, you own your townhouse free and clear, why not just turn the title over to dalia? then she can do money things for you, no problem. so michael gave her the deed to the town house as well as $100,000 cash. his part of the payback of the restitution debt. the money was supposed to go to his attorney but it never got there. i ll tell ya where it unraveled. as soon as i got dalia that $100,000 i
you know, and dalia said she would help me with some of the money, about $90,000. and i m like, absolutely, let s do it. reporter: michael says he and dalia agreed that they would pool their money to pay off dipollito s debt. this is great. you know, she s pushing me forward, too. i thought, like, okay, i m gonna get off probation. it s very exciting for me. then the plan to get michael out of hock changed again. according to michael, another lawyer said to him, look, you own your townhouse free and clear, why not just turn the title over to dalia? then she can do money things for you, no problem. so michael gave her the deed to the town house as well as $100,000 cash. his part of the payback of the restitution debt. the money was supposed to go to his attorney, but it never got there. i ll tell ya where it unraveled. as soon as i got dalia that $100,000 is where it went downhill. reporter: and he says, after dalia got that nice sized chunk of change, he started to have