Chapter 15 - Evan Cole
Evan Cole eventually became the financial case’s hinge.
Daniel thought loyalty would hold him.
Why?
College.
Weddings.
Vacations.
Daniel had helped Evan after a divorce.
Evan believed he owed him.
For a while, he did stay silent.
Then investigators showed him bank records.
He hired counsel.
Evan admitted Lakeshore had submitted invoices Daniel prepared or modified.
Sometimes legitimate project descriptions were inflated.
Sometimes services never occurred.
Evan kept a percentage.
Transferred the remainder according to Daniel’s instructions.
How much did Evan personally profit?
Approximately $38,000.
Enough to motivate cooperation when prosecutors began discussing exposure.
Evan was not promised no consequences.
He negotiated.
Provided records.
Authenticated emails.
Explained transfers.
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That was when the closed portfolio from breakfast stopped being merely suspicious.
The evidence began acquiring witnesses.
