The bank's forensic examiner found that the guarantee signature had been copied from an old purchase approval.
The email had been sent from a company account, but the receiver's review showed it came from an office computer used by Graham's assistant. It didn't prove who had sent it. Graham denied authorizing the message and stepped down as my father's counsel. The bank withdrew its claim against my trust while it continued investigating the loan.
My father's company did not recover.
The bankruptcy court approved a sale of the remaining hotel properties. Some employees were hired by the new operator. Others moved away or found work in different industries. The flagship hotel was sold to a regional group that planned to reopen part of it as a smaller inn. I wasn't asked to run it.
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