The accountant was careful.

“We have evidence of conflicts of interest and potentially improper payments.

We still have to establish where the money went and who understood what the equipment was doing.

That’s why these records are being preserved and reviewed by counsel.”

Over the following days, more employees came forward.

A junior accounts assistant remembered asking for the Northstar contract and being told to stop worrying about sensitive medical purchases.

A maintenance worker described repeated instructions to enter the second floor through a service staircase.