Chapter 9 - Parents Signatures Prove Their Direct Complicity In Fraud
The prosecutor walked over to the defense table, dropping a heavy folder of notarized financial guarantees in front of Bernard and Celina.
“Mr. and Mrs. Sterling, are these your signatures on the corporate loan guarantees backing Vance Shield Recovery?” the prosecutor demanded.
Celina looked up with tear-filled eyes, her hands shaking so violently she could barely hold her expensive leather handbag.
“We... we only signed what Luke told us to sign; he said it was to protect our family’s legacy,” Celina sobbed pathetically.
“You signed affidavits certifying that your daughter was an incapacitated veteran while she was actively commanding naval units overseas,” the prosecutor noted.
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Bernard placed a comforting hand on his wife’s trembling shoulder, realizing their blind favoritism had made them co-conspirators.
They had chosen their golden son’s lies over their daughter’s truth, and now they shared full legal culpability for his crimes.
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