A former chief operating officer at Louis Berkman Investment, he gave her careful financial instructions that would enable her to avoid responsibility for his losses and keep her credit intact: She was to deposit the enclosed check for $4,000 move her funds into a new checking account decline to pay the money he owed the Bellagio casino in Las Vegas disregard his credit-card debt (it was in his name alone) file her tax returns and sign up for Social Security survivor benefits.
Stevens, 52, left the casino and wrote a five-page letter to Stacy. Check out more from this issue and find your next story to read.
