Chapter 4: The Empire Falls
Chapter 4: The Empire Falls
Federal raids began before sunrise.
Luxury offices were searched.
Computers seized.
Bank accounts frozen.
News helicopters circled downtown.
One executive attempted to flee the country.
He was arrested at the airport.
Another destroyed hard drives.
Investigators recovered everything.
Every deleted email.
Every hidden account.
Every secret payment.
Within forty-eight hours...
The charity scandal became the largest financial crime investigation in the state's history.
Public outrage exploded.
Parents whose children had depended on hospital funding demanded answers.
Veterans spoke on national television.
Former employees finally broke their silence.
One after another...
Witnesses came forward.
Each testimony buried Isabella deeper.
When prosecutors offered reduced sentences in exchange for cooperation...
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Nearly everyone accepted.
She stood alone.
