Vantage Labs eventually collapsed under the weight of the investigations, lost financing, and damaged business relationships.
The company had employed dozens of people who knew nothing about Derek’s actions.
Some were young engineers working their first professional jobs.
Others had families depending on their paychecks.
I didn’t want innocent workers to suffer because their employer had deceived them.
So Harrington Equity Partners helped establish a transition program to pay outstanding wages where possible and connect employees with legitimate employers.
We couldn’t solve every problem.
But we could prevent some people from losing everything.
Patricia wrote to me repeatedly.
Her first letters were filled with apologies.
She said she had misunderstood me.
She claimed she had always loved me like a daughter.
Then the letters changed.
She began asking for money to cover Derek’s legal expenses.
When I didn’t respond, she accused me of being cruel.
