Chapter 8 - Discovering a massive multi-million dollar corporate fraud scheme hidden inside the family shipping enterprise by corrupt corporate executives today.
By 3:00 AM, Daniel sat at the large oak desk in his private study, reviewing financial documents retrieved from the estate safe.
Clara sat beside him in a warm wool sweater, holding a mug of hot chamomile tea while analyzing digital spreadsheets.
"Look at these shipping manifests from the Port of Baltimore, Daniel; Vance Logistics was moving unregistered cargo," Clara pointed out.
"Julian wasn't just trying to take this house; he needed our property deed to secure a foreign bank loan in Dubai," Daniel realized.
The company had been hemorrhaging millions due to Julian's extravagant lifestyle and failed offshore gambling investments in Macau.
To cover the missing funds, Julian and Evelyn had been forging signatures on international shipping contracts using Daniel's forged name.
"If the Federal Maritime Commission audits these records, my name is on the hook for twenty million dollars in fraud," Daniel growled.
"Not if we hand these hard drives over to the Department of Justice before their lawyers can shred them," Clara suggested firmly.
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The plot was far larger than a simple family dispute; it was a massive international corporate criminal syndicate operating on American soil.
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