Chapter 13 - The Company Loss Narrows
Final Westbridge forensic audit took four months.
Gross suspicious vendor payments:
$1,842,600.
Legitimate subcontracted work and verifiable pass-through costs:
$711,400.
Unsupported overbilling and false charges:
$1,131,200.
Recoverable vendor assets and insurance later reduced net company loss.
Distribution of illicit gains estimated:
Mauricio-controlled entities: $468,000.
Teresa-controlled entities: $301,000.
Colin Reed/kickbacks: $194,000.
Cash/other costs and laundering expenses: remainder.
Some money cycled back to real subcontractors.
No one personally pocketed entire 1.13m.
That precision mattered at sentencing.
Westbridge also admitted internal failures.
Vendor onboarding weak.
Conflict checks relied too much on PDFs.
No independent callback for related-party disclosures.
Procurement manager had too much authority.
My identity made scheme easier, but company controls made it possible.
Audit committee adopted reforms.
I was not asked to lead them.
Good.
Compliance professionals did.
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I contributed factual feedback only.
No sudden hero promotion because I was victim.
