“Then I want to help stop them from being mean to more grandmas.”
Three days later, Detective Rodriguez arrived at our house with recording equipment and photographs that would help Emily identify people she’d seen during Robert’s planning meetings. Emily approached the interview with the same matter-of-fact precision she’d brought to her original court testimony.
“Emily, I’m going to play some audio recordings, and I want you to tell me if you recognize any of the voices.”
The first recording was clearly Robert’s voice, discussing asset transfer strategies with someone who spoke with Sharon’s distinctive tone and phrasing.
“That’s Grandpa Robert and Sharon talking about moving money to different banks so wives can’t find it,” Emily said.
“Emily, how can you be sure it’s Sharon?”
“Because she talks really fast when she gets excited about money stuff, and she always says ‘absolutely’ when she agrees with things. Plus, I saw her talking to Grandpa lots of times.”
Detective Rodriguez played several more recordings, each documenting conversations about hiding assets, creating false financial records, and coaching husbands on how to present their wives as incompetent or mentally unstable during divorce proceedings.
“Emily, in these recordings, do you hear them talking about other families besides yours?”
“Yes. They mention names like Margaret and Patricia and Susan. Sharon says she’s helping their husbands protect their investments from wives who don’t understand business.”
“Did you ever see other men come to your house for meetings with Grandpa Robert and Sharon?”
“Yes. I remember three different men who came for meetings. They all looked worried and they all had wives they said were causing problems by asking questions about money.”
Detective Rodriguez showed Emily photographs of men who were suspected of participating in the fraud scheme. Emily identified two of them as visitors to our house during the months before Robert filed for divorce.
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