At 3:17 A.M., Police Told Me My Husband Was Dead—But He Was Sleeping Beside Me
The twin impersonation appeared throughout.
Nicolai had signed into meetings.
Used credentials.
Presented himself as Julian.
But prosecutors also treated Nicolai as a participant in financial fraud for part of the scheme.
He was not an innocent prop throughout.
He may also have become a victim at the end.
Human beings resist tidy categories.
PART 33 — JULIAN’S DEFENSE
His attorneys argued: