Chapter 18 - THE TRUST AUDIT
Columbia Fiduciary began a full audit.
Dennis had received or directed approximately $642,000 over four years for Sophie-related expenses.
Some legitimate.
Marlene’s caregiving.
Medical insurance.
School materials.
Clothing.
Therapy.
Then false or inflated categories.
My fake rent:
$176,400.
Private school tuition:
$88,000.
Sophie had been homeschooled informally by Marlene.
Specialized behavioral therapy:
$64,000.
Provider belonged to Dennis’s friend.
Travel for medical appointments:
$41,000.
Much was Dennis’s own travel.
Home accessibility renovations at my house:
$53,000.
None existed.
Not every dollar stolen.
Enough.
The June 11 residence inspection threatened everything.
Marlene’s stroke made the false living arrangement impossible to maintain.
Dennis needed Sophie at my house.
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He also needed Trisha not to know whose child she really was.
The attic was the temporary solution.
