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Rick's Dilemma Chapter 178
Old Wilson said "We are here to discuss the profit and loss reports that you submitted recently. Shall we go to the conference room?" Mr. Jones sighed heavily and showed them all into a large room with a conference table. As Old Wilson, Rick, Brandon and Helen sat down, General Han made his way to the finance department. He was stopped at the door of the department by a nerdy young man. This was Steve Brown, and was the computer genius that Mr. Jones had hired himself. Steve was not the most honest person, and he was gettingt a little nervous when he saw the general. He said to General Han "Who are you? You are not allowed in this department. Only top employees are permited to enter." General Han pushed the young man aside and said "I am the Cheif Security Officer of RBG Group. I answer only to Mr. Green. Now, get out of my way before I have you thrown out of here!" Mr. Brown was stunned. "You work for Mr. Green personally? But he's not scheduled to arrive until Monday! Wha
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The remote audit was completed in record time. The auditors did not bother with spreadsheets and the like, but instead concentrated on the actual programs used. They had copies of the original programs, and a simple comparison of the two showed the anomalies clearly. Working from there, an audit of the bank statements showed the transactions in question, and who made them. In addition, the bank confirmed the amounts that had been transfered to Mr. Jones personal accounts. From there the bank itself audited Mr. Jones accounts that showed the funds transfered to Mr. Brown's accounts. It was a straight forward case of embezzlement and fraud. Mr. Jones and Mr. Brown were not even trying to hide what they had done, because it was too easy to trace their actions. The paper trail lead right to their doors. The fax machine in the computer room spit out several documents at that time. Mr. Brown quickly stood up to go retrieve the pages, but with just a look from the general, he immediate
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With today's events behind them, the group went back to the hotel. They were all exhausted from the stressful situation brought on by Mr. Jones and Mr. Brown. Rick and Debbie made another video call to check on the triplets. This always put them in a good mood. They spent a relaxing afternoon just snuggled up together watching TV and chatting about something and nothing. They enjoyed each other's company, no matter what they were doing. Matthew and Brandon did much the same. They were still in the "get to know each other" stage. So an afternoon in was just the ticket. Old Wilson and the general went over the reports for their next stop, Miami, Florida. Not many surprises there, but Old Wilson was on high alert after the last two stops. There were no signs of problems, but until General Han had run his security audits, nothing was certain. Helen went to her room and napped. She was exhausted from all the traveling, not to mention the time changes. A lazy afternoon was wh
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The day started out with blue skies and sunshine. It was a beautiful day to be in sourthern Florida. The bus took the group to the tour company that would guide them around to Miami's best food stops. Not restaurants, but vendors of produce and meats, spices and cookware. It was like heaven for Matthew, but the rest of the group enjoyed all of the samples they could eat. The finale of this tour was lunch at a beachside cafe. The locals loved it for the cheap but delicious menu. They all had their fill of their personal choices. Matthew had ventured on a seafood platter containing mussles and octopus, whereas Rick tried the fried aligator tale. It was a perfect ending to this event. Next the minibus drove them up to Ft lauderdale to catch the river tour. There was an excitement among them all as they passed mansions and yachts worth mega millions. Debbie even joked that perhaps they should get a yacht someday. Rick smirked a bit and replied "Who says that we don't already have o
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The yacht was loaded with everyone's luggage and the cabins were sorted out. Everyone was excited to get underway. It was early in the morning, and the Miami weather was true to form. A beautiful day with clear skies and warm temperatures. After everyone had settled into their cabins, they all met on the upper sun deck to bid farewell to Miami and cruised out of the habour. The yacht moved as smooth as glass on the water. There were many activities available on board, from pool tables and card room, to a bar beside a small swiming pool on an aft deck. It really was a magnificent yacht. Everyone found something to pass the time in a pleasant way. Debbie and Rick of course had the Master's Suite, which had a private balcony attached. They spent the morning sunbathing and just enjoying each other's company. However, there was something on Debbie's mind for the past several days. She was hesitant to bring it up and perhaps spoil the mood, but it was more and more important to
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The cruise up the coast was an eventful one. Stops along the way were in St. Augustine, Florida, Savanah,Georgia, Charleston, South Carolina and Williamsburg, North Carolina. All were delightful cities full of history. Although they didn't stay very long in any one port, they were able to disembark while the yacht was replenished with fuel and provisions. The last stop before New York was at Virginia Beach, Va. It was just a fuel stop, but the group went out to explore the beach themed bars close to the harbor. It was a roit to indulge in an afternoon spent in day drinking and partying with some of the locals. Everyone especially enjoyed Savanah's River Walk, with it's shops and bars. And Charelston's Market. The local handicrafts were very interesting. Brandon and Matthew bought several grass woven baskets that caught their eye, and Debbie found some lovely prints of famous places in the area like Rainbow Row and the Battery. Helen found a beautiful necklace at the market that ha
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The limo driver dropped them off in front of the office building. Since there was no where to park in the downtown area, this was a normal occurrence. There were many people passing by on the sidewalks, and seeing a group of people off loading in front of any office was not an abnormal sight. But this group were obviously foriengers, and that did give some of the pedestrians pause. The entourage swept into the lobby of the RBG Shipping office with an air of expectantcy. They knew that they were anticipated, and expected to be welcomed by the staff. However, no one was in sight. Not even a receptionist was on duty at the front desk. Old Wilson and General Han were both puzzled at this. Where were the security guards? Something was definitely off here. At that moment, a young woman came running out of a side door wiping her month of crumbs. She had obviously been eating something. She looked annoyed at having to interupt what ever it was that she had been doing. She blurted o
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The Group sat and waited for Mr. Hall to speak. He was sweating profusly by this time. It was obvious to everyone in the room that he had much to answer for. But he did not speak. So everyone waited for news from the other sourses in play. After an hour or so, General Han came back to the office with a preliminary report on the audit. He handed Old Wilson the document and withdrew from the room. As Old Wilson looked it over, his face got darker and darker. He then handed it over to Rick. His reaction was much the same as Old Wilson's. Rick said softly, "It seems, Mr. Hall, that you have been a naughty naughty boy. The preliminary report for the remote audit shows that almost every accounting program on the main server had been altered. It has been programmed to deposit 50% of all incoming funds into an account that is listed in your name. The bank will no doubt verify the deposits shortly. In addition, several other accounts have been connected to these programs to include your
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