“As for where all the money went, Ashley believes that it was blown on ritzy digs and at least one bad investment”.
Typical. Get a lot of money, blow it all on stupid stuff.
My brother learned a professional skill for work from a guy he knew for over 50 years. Friends with this guy as long.
Learned in the latter part of their relationship his buddy came from California and was a narcotics agent there. Had a different last name from which we both knew him as, this was his real last name. Details are fuzzy because he did not go into the story but he made off with a large cache of narcotics he seized working as a narc, fled with the drugs to Arizona and began a new life under an assumed name. I’m guessing he sold the drugs and got a bunch of moolah. Started a new business, became a master craftsman and none better. He passed away many years ago now. Truly likeable guy, funny and hip as hell. Occassionally told us both stories of jazz clubs he used to go to in California in the early days. Very cool cat. Loved to smoke grass and that was all and it was why it was so surprising to learn HE was a narc.
We were both shocked to learn of his past. You don’t always know the whole story.
One of my husband’s friends bought a car at an estate sale. While he was restoring it he found a VERY large amount of cash in it. He figured it had come with the car so he never reported it.
His wise move was to keep working. He lived off the cash and saved his earnings and left a legacy for his family.