After hanging up the phone, Lena’s mind went blank for a few minutes, unable to think of anything.
The call had been from her lawyer, notifying her that the court in Country U had ruled in favor of extradition, and the transfer process was officially underway. Her father, Martin Carrington, would be escorted back home next month.
Back in early May, investigators from the Economic Crime Division had come to her door. That was when she first learned about her father’s $30 million embezzlement from his company. Later, she found evidence of the embezzlement in a document provided by her former company’s accountant, Elly.
After handing it over to her lawyer, bits and pieces of information started trickling in. Among them: her father had used a fake identity and engaged in money laundering i
