Chapter 20 - Dustin’s fraud role

Dustin was more involved in Forge Forward than Hannah knew.
Official title:
Athlete ambassador.
Actual role:
Recruitment.
Attendance collection.
Sponsor outreach.
He supplied names for reimbursement lists.
Messages showed him asking coaches:
Need eight more veterans this month or utilization drops below grant target.
A coach answered:
We only have three new.
Dustin:
Use carryovers.
That was direct.
He also received:
Bonus payments tied to sponsorship revenue.
Not huge.
Approximately $63,000 over two years.
Money mattered.
So did ego.
Forge Forward made him look important.
Not merely a fighter.
A community leader.
A veterans’ advocate.
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He was protecting money and identity.
Hannah threatened both.