Chapter 15 - The Apartment Was Only the Beginning
Rachel reviewed the second phone.
The apartment scheme was one part of a larger pattern.
Thomas had opened three business entities.
He used forged contracts to attract investors.
Most were family acquaintances.
Marta introduced several of them.
She vouched for him personally.
He raised more than two million dollars.
No townhomes were built.
No land was purchased.
Some money funded his lifestyle.
Expensive watches.
Trips with Elise.
A leased sports car stored in another garage.
The rest moved through cryptocurrency accounts.
Thomas planned to leave the country.
The messages showed he expected to depart within two weeks.
He intended to take Elise.
He did not intend to take Marta.
He planned to leave her facing angry investors who trusted him because of her.
She had not only lost her retirement.
She had unknowingly helped recruit victims.
The sealed folder contained a final document Rachel had added.
A notice from the bank stating someone had attempted to access my business equity account using a forged power of attorney.
The request came from Thomas.
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He was not trying to take one apartment.
He was trying to build an exit fund from every asset connected to me.
