I did not tell anyone about it.

It belonged to our daughter and the quiet room, not to a public story about my redemption.

PART 22

The legal proceedings did not disappear because I became a father.

Months after Clara’s birth, I appeared in federal court and admitted my role in unlawful financial practices and coercive conduct connected with my businesses.

The judge considered my cooperation and the harm done to people who had not chosen to be part of my world.

The sentence included incarceration, supervised release and substantial restitution obligations.