Chapter 15 - Arthur's High-Society Allies Abandon Him During The Federal Investigation
In the weeks leading up to the trial, the high-society elite of New York completely erased Arthur and Evelyn from their social registers.
Memberships at exclusive country clubs, private Manhattan dining societies, and board positions were revoked in unanimous emergency votes.
Victoria Vance, Evelyn’s daughter who had participated in the cover-up, was stripped of her corporate titles and faced federal perjury charges.
Arthur’s high-priced legal team resigned after his offshore retainer accounts were permanently frozen by order of the federal bankruptcy court.
Sitting in his cold concrete cell in Brooklyn, Arthur realized that the fake prestige he had spent his life building had evaporated into thin air.
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He was left with nothing but his orange prison jumpsuit, his public disgrace, and the crushing weight of his ultimate failure.
Every politician who had taken his bribes denied ever knowing him, leaving Arthur entirely isolated to face the full wrath of federal justice.
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