Later, through records obtained in the legal proceedings, I learned the photograph had been taken during an earlier admission.
It had been reused to frighten me.
That was the last time I mistook one of Mark’s photographs for proof of anything.
The financial case accelerated in the following weeks.
Investigators identified additional families who had transferred money into Harbor Light accounts.
A retired teacher.
A widower paying for specialized equipment.
A couple whose disabled adult son required ongoing transportation.
The losses were substantial.
For some families, they represented nearly everything they’d saved.
I spent evenings helping Miriam organize the records I could lawfully provide.
We created timelines.
Compared dates.
Matched invoices to transfers.
One pattern appeared repeatedly.
When a client questioned a charge, Mark arranged for another payment from a different account to temporarily cover the discrepancy.
The scheme depended on constant movement.
Money from new victims concealed losses owed to earlier ones.
