She Stole My Seat on My Private Jet. She Forgot I Owned the Sky.

was not dying, exactly.

It was decaying behind expensive curtains.

Bad real estate bets.

A failed private equity fund.

A quiet lawsuit from a pension group in Ohio.

Bradford had built a family mythology around being untouchable.

But debt is not impressed by last names.

I reviewed their books one rainy Sunday while Graham watched a Rangers game downstairs.continue reading …