Grant eventually supplied additional records.

They showed a more complicated financial picture than he had presented to me: irregular consulting revenue, debts from an expansion, and personal expenses paid through the business that required explanation.

His lawyers contested several characterizations.

The process continued methodically.

The trust’s independent review also reached a practical resolution.

After the requested records were produced and disputed invoices analyzed, the trustees and Grant’s company entered a civil settlement over specific unsupported charges, with repayment terms and no admission of wrongdoing.

It was less dramatic than a confession, but the trust recovered money and closed the issue with documentation.