Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars and a Missing Name on a Ledger

signing gold-bordered certificates for a group of local volunteers. He wore a sharp grey suit with a gold silk tie that caught the fluorescent light.

“Lydia, my friend,” Price said, his voice warm and booming as he looked up. “You are always working. Come, meet these community leaders.”

“It is good to see you, Councilman,” I said, waiting until the continue reading …