I Came Home From Qatar and Found My Mother Locked in a Room—Then I Lifted Her Mattress and Found an Insurance File in My Name Dated Two Days in the Future

He planned to replace it.

Then more.

Then fake receipts became necessary so I would not notice.

Then Mom became a witness who kept objecting.

Financial fraud did not begin with a giant criminal plan.

It grew from one rationalized theft followed by another.

That made it no less serious.

PART 29 — THE POWER OF ATTORNEY

The forged power-of-attorney document was intended to make Mark appear authorized to act regarding some of my financial affairs while I remained abroad.

It contained notary information.