How a Billionaire Lost His Entire Empire by Leaving His Family Behind
“I have seen enough.”
She picked up her gavel.
Just as she raised it, the heavy wooden doors at the back of the courtroom swung open.
A man in a dark suit walked in, holding a yellow envelope.
He walked straight toward the defense table.
The man in the dark suit handed the yellow envelope to Grant’s lawyer.
The lawyer tore it open, his fingers trembling slightly.
He pulled out a stack of paper with a blue municipal seal at the top.
His face went pale.
“What is it?” Grant demanded, his voice cracking in the quiet room.
The lawyer did not answer him.
Instead, he looked up at the bench.
“Your Honor, my client has no comment on this filing,” the lawyer said.
Margaret stepped forward, her heels clicking on the linoleum.
“Your Honor, that is the certified forensic audit from the state banking commissioner,” Margaret said.
“It confirms that Mr. Holloway attempted to wire forty million dollars out of the family trust yesterday morning.”
“The transaction was flagged and blocked by the custodian bank.”
Judge Miller took the papers from the court clerk.