Chapter 18 - The Final Financial Audit Exposes Decades Of Hidden Fraud
Inside the secure basement vault, federal forensic accountants finished auditing the final boxes of corporate ledger files.
Victoria Vance handed Julian the thick final report bound in a midnight-blue leather cover with gold lettering.
“The audit is complete, Julian; Eleanor and Richard’s conspiracy went far deeper than we originally anticipated,” Victoria reported.
“How much did they manage to siphon out of the company before the freeze caught them?” Julian asked quietly.
“Over twelve million dollars routed through dummy corporations in Panama and the Cayman Islands,” Victoria revealed.
“Every single cent will be recovered through asset forfeiture and auctioning off their private properties,” Julian stated firmly.
“And as for Eleanor, federal prosecutors are adding wire fraud and conspiracy charges that carry a minimum fifteen-year prison sentence,” she added.
Julian closed the leather folder, feeling the final weight of a toxic chapter of his life lift off his shoulders permanently.
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“Justice has finally caught up with them,” Julian murmured, walking over to the window to watch the Baltimore sunset.
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