Chapter 16 - The Criminal Case
The financial case and the assault on Tess proceeded separately but overlapped.
Mrs. Dalton faced charges related to theft, wire fraud, falsified invoices, and assaultive child-endangerment conduct.
Prosecutors did not accuse her of trying to kill Tess.
Evidence did not support that.
They did not call her a criminal mastermind.
Graham created the original structure.
Mrs. Dalton continued and expanded it.
Specific.
Colin avoided the most serious criminal exposure through early cooperation and because evidence showed he did not understand the original source of funds at Oakmere’s purchase.
But he admitted later helping conceal suspicious transfers.
He accepted financial penalties, restitution obligations, and a plea to records-related misconduct carrying supervision rather than a lengthy prison term.
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Miranda did not celebrate.
Precision mattered even when anger wanted something larger.
