CNU-My daughter-in-law said Christmas would be easier if I stayed away, and my son did not even raise his eyes to defend me. So I stayed home, alone, exactly as requested. …

and received a reduced recommendation. Linda fought longer, hoping charisma and technical arguments would blur the lines, but the bank records were too clear and the donor representations too cynical. By sentencing in March, the case had acquired all the dull inevitability that complex fraud cases do once the paper trail hardens into narrative.

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