through David-controlled businesses.
Others appeared connected to Vance Meridian suppliers.
Several traveled through offshore accounts before reentering the United States as loans or consulting income.
Then he showed me the document bearing my forged signature.
It guaranteed obligations tied to a shell company.
«If this had collapsed,» he said, «someone might have tried to argue you were involved.»
I felt sick.
«Can he do that?»
«He already did.»
Margaret leaned forward.
«But the forged signature helps you more than it hurts you if we document it properly.»
I remembered David’s
