“Is Olivia going to say he approved everything?” I asked.
“She has already said the spending was conducted under his authority.”
“Is that true?”
“His position gave him oversight responsibility. The documentation does not show that he personally approved each expense.”
Daniel tapped one page.
“Those are different claims.”
Alexander called later that day and asked whether I had received the review summary.
“I have.”
“I wanted to tell you the same thing before you heard it elsewhere.”
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“Why?”
“Because the board is going to meet, and I may need to give a statement.”
“What kind of statement?”
“They’ve asked whether I’ll accept responsibility for the fund’s failures, including the expenses I didn’t
know about.”
“Will you?”
“I’m responsible for not checking the reports. I’m not responsible for pretending I approved purchases I
didn’t approve.”
I leaned against the kitchen counter.
