Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars and a Missing Name on a Ledger

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“Who cleared it?” I asked.

“I cannot tell you that, Lydia,” Marcus said, his voice dropping even lower. “I have three years until my retirement, and the people who sign those manual clearances do not like questions.”

“But the money is gone,” I said.

“It is gone,” Marcus said, finally looking at me. “Eighty thousand dollars was transferred to Pacific continue reading …