I didn’t ask for details.
I didn’t want them.
Whatever Brent had been doing, I wanted no part of it.
But the situation wasn’t finished.
One afternoon, I received a letter from a financial institution.
I read it three times.
My shop had apparently been listed in paperwork connected to one of Brent’s business arrangements.
I immediately called Daniel.
“Why is my business mentioned in this?”
He told me to send him a copy.
I did.
Two days later, he called.
“Craig, don’t panic.”
Those are never words anyone wants to hear.
“What happened?”
“Your name and business were used as part of a proposed transaction.”
“What transaction?”
“I can’t discuss everything yet.”
“Then tell me what you can.”
There was silence.
“Brent appears to have represented your repair shop as one of his commercial partners.”
My stomach dropped.
“I’ve never been his partner.”
“I know.”
“Then how did he do that?”
“We’re trying to determine that.”
I immediately checked my business records.
Nothing had been signed by me.
Nothing had been authorized.
Nothing connected my shop to Brent.
But there was one document I hadn’t seen before.
A document carrying my business name.
And although my signature wasn’t on it, my shop’s information had been copied onto the page.
