Chapter 8 - Whittaker Industries Stocks Begin To Plummet Across Wall Street
By 9:30 AM, the opening bell on the New York Stock Exchange sounded a death knell for Richard Whittaker’s corporate empire.
Whittaker Industries stock plummeted twenty-eight percent within the first ten minutes of trading.
Institutional investors panicked, dumping millions of shares as federal investigators raided the corporate headquarters in downtown Manhattan.
Board members scrambled to distance themselves from Richard, issuing emergency press releases condemning his personal actions.
Commercial banks froze corporate lines of credit, fearing imminent asset seizures linked to the federal fraud investigation.
In his holding cell, Richard was handed a tablet displaying the catastrophic financial ruin of his life’s work.
He reportedly flew into a violent rage, smashing the plastic meal tray against the concrete block wall.
All his wealth, prestige, and influence could not buy back a single share of confidence or erase a federal indictment.
Evelyn attempted to access her private Swiss bank accounts, only to discover they were frozen by international anti-money laundering watchdogs.
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The luxurious Brookline estate where I had lived as an invisible servant was slapped with a massive federal tax lien.
Every single asset acquired through fraudulent schemes was systematically cataloged for impending forfeiture.
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