Chapter 18 - THE TRIALDavid’s case did not become a dramatic courtroom television event.
Most financial crimes didn’t.
Marcus pleaded guilty and testified.
Payroll logs.
Phone records.
Sterling Events payments.
Card withdrawals.
Messages.
David eventually changed his plea.
The agreement included restitution.
Forfeiture tied to proven proceeds.
Sentence determined by court.
The Porsche was sold after prosecutors established part of its down payment came from funds traceable to the scheme.
Rory heard.
“Did they take the bad car?”
Leah sighed.
“There’s no bad car.”
Vincent laughed.
“The car was sold.”
“Good.”
“Why?”
“Because Mom needed dinner.”
The logic was not legally precise.
Emotionally?
Everyone understood.
David’s restitution contribution went into a broader pool.
Workers had already been paid by Kane Hospitality.
Vincent’s company recovered what it could later.
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Employees did not wait for David’s sentence to eat.
That mattered.
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