Chapter 10 - Anthony Bell Comes Back
Anthony returned voluntarily under an agreement allowing him to proffer information before charging decisions.
He admitted creating the false amendment.
Admitted moving $620,000.
Denied knowing Daley would slap me.
He claimed Ross described it as “controlled reputation pressure.”
A professional phrase for setting someone up.
Why did Anthony help?
Money.
Northstar promised him an equity position if the debt converted.
Estimated value:
$1.2 million.
Also resentment.
Anthony believed Marcus treated him like “the lawyer friend” rather than an equal partner.
Petty emotion attached to enormous consequences.
He told investigators:
“Marcus always thought he was smarter because his sister was famous.”
Marcus laughed when he heard.
“That doesn’t even make sense.”
Betrayal rarely does.
Anthony also admitted sending the medical file anonymously.
That part was his idea.
He knew my concussion history.
He believed two simultaneous controversies would guarantee postponement.
Then investigators asked:
“Why seat 4B?”
Anthony did not know.
Ross chose Daley.
Who was Daley?
Former debt collector.
Occasional paid provocateur for private reputation firms.
He had worked political events.
Labor disputes.
One celebrity confrontation.
A professional irritant.
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That phrase made me sick.
The man who slapped me had turned human anger into gig work.
