The evidence revealed a complicated network of transfers among related companies.
Some payments had been supported by misleading invoices.
Others had been recorded as consulting fees for services that investigators could not substantiate.
Carter Strategic Consulting had been positioned to receive several large transfers.
My purported authorization appeared on documents I had signed without understanding their true purpose.
Additional records showed that someone had attempted to use my professional credentials in connection with transactions I had not approved.
The investigators examined those records carefully.
I cooperated fully.
And my attorneys helped establish the difference between documents bearing my signature and transactions I had knowingly authorized.
That distinction became essential.
Adrian continued trying to contact me.
At first, his messages were affectionate.
He said he loved me.
He said we could work through anything.
He reminded me of our wedding vows.
Then the tone changed.
He accused me of betraying him.
