Chapter 7 - The Arrest of the Accomplice
The net continued to tighten. Armed with the confessions of Evelyn and Daniel, the police moved swiftly against their co-conspirators.
Three days later, the corrupt paralegal who had notarized the forged power-of-attorney documents was arrested at his office in downtown Denver. Facing a guaranteed federal prison sentence for conspiracy and fraud, the paralegal immediately flipped, handing over email chains, bank deposit slips, and recorded phone conversations proving that Evelyn had paid him thousands of dollars in cash to falsify the signatures.
Simultaneously, the financial asset freeze initiated by Arthur Sterling took full effect. Every bank account, investment portfolio, luxury vehicle, and credit card belonging to Evelyn and Daniel was locked down tight.
When Daniel attempted to call his high-priced defense attorney from holding, he was informed that his retainer had been rejected because the funds were flagged as proceeds of grand larceny and financial fraud.
For the first time since their arrest, the arrogant, entitled facade completely crumbled.
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In the holding facility, Daniel wept openly in his cell, realizing that his expensive watch, tailored suits, and luxury lifestyle had vanished into thin air, leaving him facing up to twenty-five years behind bars for attempted murder, conspiracy, and elder/child financial exploitation.
Evelyn, confined to her cell down the hall, refused to eat. Her proud, aristocratic world had imploded. The neighbors had abandoned her, her high-society bridge club had scrubbed her name from their registries, and the son she had tried to manipulate had locked her away behind impenetrable glass and steel.
