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My brother actually laughed at dinner and said, ‘I sold that useless laptop of yours for five hundred bucks. Finally got rid of your junk.’ My cousins cheered him on. Then he added, almost proudly, ‘Already handed it off to the buyer.’ I got up, stepped outside, and called my supervisor. By the time I made the report, the FBI cyber team was already tracking the device…

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than this, Marcus. Money trouble. Worse than he admitted.”

That got my attention.

“How bad?”

She gave a humorless little laugh. “I don’t even know yet. I found delinquent notices in his briefcase this morning. Business credit cards maxed out. A second mortgage inquiry he never told me about.”

That fit. Derek had always loved appearances more than reality.continue reading …

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