Mary,

The problem with biding our time is that there's a statute of limitations of one year to file a small claims suit. That deadline is up either one year from June (the date he was caught) or one year from August (the date he was arrested). I've been on hold with the court clerk's office for the last 15 minutes, listening to a recording about how important my phone call is to them and my patience is wearing VERY thin at this point