Which statement might draw state investigators into this case?

Read this passage and answer questions below:   Charlie Horton was very upset. His monthly VISA bill had just arrived in the mail with a total far in excess of any charges he could even imagine. Sorting through the enclosed copies of charge slips, he found six unaccountable charge slips with a single distinctive signature of his name that bore no resemblance to his own signature. Further, there were four charges, payable to four different gun shops in Texas, for which no charge slips were enclosed. Evidently the orders had been placed by mail or phone. Horton looked into his wallet. His... Show more

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Charlie Horton was very upset. His monthly VISA bill had just arrived in the mail with a total far in excess of any charges he could even imagine. Sorting through the enclosed copies of charge slips, he found six unaccountable charge slips with a single distinctive signature of his name that bore no resemblance to his own signature. Further, there were four charges, payable to four different gun shops in Texas, for which no charge slips were enclosed. Evidently the orders had been placed by mail or phone. Horton looked into his wallet. His VISA card was right there in its usual slot. His wife produced her VISA card as well. Mr. Horton immediately called the bankcard company to cancel his cards. Next, he wrote a letter to the card billing address denying knowledge of the charges. Finally, he called the police. The local police told Charlie Horton that the matter was out of their jurisdiction because the card had not been stolen. Horton called the FBI, which referred him to the Secret Service, which deals with credit card fraud; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, because firearms apparently had been ordered under a false name; and to the Postal Inspector's Office because the mail had probably been used in the fraudulent procurement of firearms.

In the course of the investigation by this team, the following statements were made: (1) Charlie Horton stated that he usually bought gas at Bill's Service Center where the attendant took his card into the office to run it through the machine. (2) Mrs. Horton stated that she often had lunch with her friend Lily Bell at the Pickwick Tea Room and occasionally forgot to tear up the carbons. (3) Jimmy Horton, age 15, stated that he had placed a telephone order for tickets to a hockey game and had given his father's VISA number over the telephone. (4) Anwar Amin who pumped gas at Bill's Service Center stated that Harvey Brilliant, who also worked at Bill's, frequently complained that the machine had jammed and made a second impression of a credit card. Amin claimed to never have noticed Brilliant destroying the first impression slip. (5) Martha Brilliant, Harvey's mother, stated that Harvey had always been a good, hard-working boy but that she did not much care for a new group of friends with whom he had been spending his free time. (6) Maria Gerardi, waitress at the Pickwick Tea Room, stated that Mrs. Horton was a nice lady but a stingy tipper. (7) Joyce Shigekawa, supervisor at the ticket agency that handled sports tickets for the community, stated that all the telephone operators in her employ had been fully investigated and were bonded. (8) Ginny Chen, an operator at the ticket agency, stated that her co-worker Peggy Kowalski seemed to wear an expensive new outfit nearly every day. (9) Tony Pisano, owner of Hunters' Supply Depot of Laramie, Texas, stated that he adhered strictly to the law in filling orders for guns and ammunition. (10) Peter VanRijn, manager of Buy Rite Liquors, stated that he was applying for a gun permit because many young toughs in the neighborhood suddenly seemed to have acquired guns, and he was feeling very vulnerable.

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