Chapter 8 - The Financial Trap Snares Maya
I turned toward Maya’s bed, pulling the Cayman Islands ledger pages from my leather portfolio and holding them up for her to see.
“And you, Maya,” I said, looking at my sister-in-law as she cowered under her hospital blanket. “You and your father thought you were so clever.”
“Fourteen million dollars in embezzled corporate funds, routed directly through shell accounts carrying your personal signature.”
Maya’s eyes went wide with pure panic as she looked frantically between me and the federal agents standing by the door.
“I didn't know!” Maya shrieked, pointing a shaking finger at Kenneth. “Kenneth told me it was legal! He said it was his personal bonus money!”
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“Ignorance of corporate wire fraud is not a defense, Mrs. Rollins,” Agent Brooks stepped forward, pulling a pair of steel handcuffs from her belt.
“Arthur Vance was taken into federal custody at his Denver home thirty minutes ago.”
