The $420,000 transfer was only one piece of the picture.
And the documents bearing Vesna’s signature could expose her to serious legal consequences if she failed to cooperate and explain what she knew.
That afternoon, I met Vesna at a secure location arranged through her legal representative.
She looked as though she hadn’t slept.
Sophie was with a trusted caregiver while Vesna met with her attorney.
“I need to tell you something,” she said.
“All right.”
“Richard wasn’t the only person who told me to sign those papers.”
She opened her bag and removed a folded document.
“A man named Adrian Vale came to see me last month. He said he was one of the investors. He knew my full name, my address, everything. He told me Richard had made a mistake, and that if I cooperated with him, he could protect me.”
“Protect you from what?”
“He didn’t say. He just told me to keep my mouth shut about the company.”
