PART 23: THE RECORDS SPEAK

The final forensic audit took longer than anyone had wanted.

Hundreds of documents had to be checked against bank records, vendor confirmations and interviews.

Some accounts were incomplete.

Others contradicted each other.

In the end, Helena reported that approximately $1.9 million in payments lacked adequate support or involved serious approval failures, while the remaining transactions within the original $2.4 million review had varying degrees of documentation.

Not every questionable expense was theft.