CNU-My daughter-in-law said Christmas would be easier if I stayed away, and my son did not even raise his eyes to defend me. So I stayed home, alone, exactly as requested. …

Valley Resource Partners.”

“They sound machine-generated.”

“Exactly. They’re shells. Registered through Nevada and Wyoming agents. Mail drop addresses. No employees. No service footprint. No contract descriptions beyond ‘strategic support’ and ‘program development consulting.’”

She looked up.

“One of them used a Sacramento UPS Store as its mailing address continue reading …