Chapter 8 - The Indictment Matrix
In September, the federal authorities finally dropped the hammer.
Because Blythe’s contract had been tied to a federal emergency management framework, Reed’s diversion of corporate assets from Sutter Medical Logistics was classified as a federal procurement fraud violation.
The morning news broadcast in Baltimore showed a live feed of Reed Mallory and his cousin, Dr. Julian Mallory, being led out of the federal courthouse in handcuffs, their heads bowed against the flashing lights of the reporters.
"It's an ironclad case, Ms. Sutter," the assistant district attorney said over the phone as Blythe sat in her new executive office at the company headquarters. "With the digital ledger from Canal Street and the hidden recording you provided, the defense has no room to maneuver. They’re looking at a mandatory ten-year sentence in a federal penitentiary for fraud, child endangerment, and corporate embezzlement."
"And Lorraine?" Blythe asked, looking at a framed photograph of her father that now sat proudly on her desk.
"Lorraine Mallory has accepted a plea agreement," the attorney replied. "She will serve five years of probation and perform community service at a state juvenile facility, under strict orders to never come within five hundred yards of your son."
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"Thank you, Counsel," Blythe said, hanging up the phone.
She stood up and walked to the large glass window, looking out over the shipping docks where the blue and white delivery vans of Sutter Medical Logistics were being loaded with clean, verified medical supplies bound for clinics across the state. The company her parents had built was finally clean, the cancer had been cut out from the marrow, and the legacy was safe.
