In this episode of White Collar Crime: The Other Sentence, I sit down with my mom to talk about what our family experienced when my father's white-collar crime became public.

My parents had already been divorced for several years, and my mom had no involvement in his business. She first learned about the investigation through a newspaper headline. But even though they were no longer married, his choices still had very real consequences for our family.

We talk about the financial fallout, the embarrassment of having our family name connected to a public white-collar crime case, raising children through uncertainty, and how my mom tried to help my sister and me understand that someone else's choices did not define us.

We also reflect on how differently parents and children can experience the same family crisis—and what it means to keep moving forward when so much is outside of your control.

This is Part 1 of my conversation with my mom. In Part 2, we'll talk more about parenting, anger, identity, resilience, and rebuilding after someone else's choices have changed your life.

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