Chapter 206
Pierre Whitlaw explained nonchalantly, “My wife and her family are extremely successful business people. They gift me all sorts of branded items on various occasions.”
The prosecutor asked, “So, you’re saying that the government funds which entered into your account were untouched?”
“You clearly have evidence that shows otherwise. Although I admit knowing that the missing Duke channeled some kind of money into my account to force my silence, I do not admit knowing where the money had come from or where it had gone to.”
“You didn’t know that the money being channeled into your account was rightfully the government’s?”
“No.”
“Neither do you know where it was spent?”
“Indeed.”
The prosecutor then said, “Let’s see if I can jog your memory, Mr. Whitlaw. Perhaps the funds were spent to help your in-laws and your wife start their businesses?”
There were oohs and ahhs from journalists before Whitlaw answered, “I admit to chipping in a small po
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