The Many Lives Of The Marlboro Woman

She was a woman of many secrets; he was a man with money.

Edward Anderson
CrimeBeat

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Photo by Mathew Schwartz on Unsplash

Larry McNabney ran his law offices with an iron fist. He watched his employees like a hawk, making sure they didn’t use company time to complete personal business. The focus needed to be on maintaining the practice, and if they were on company time, that’s all that mattered.

Despite being micromanaged by the lawyer, the staff loved him. Many who worked with him in Las Vegas noted that he would buy them cakes and presents for birthdays. If there were an emergency in their family, he would send them on their way.

The Vegas law office was a small family.

When a relationship sparked between Elisa Redelsperger and Larry, no one was surprised. The two enjoyed a flirtatious relationship in the office. When it came out, they started dating, everyone in the office congratulated them. A wave of optimism crashed through the small work family.

It would not be long before the good feeling went away. The Nevada State Bar announced they were investigating the law office. Clients complained about money missing from their settlements. The common dominator in those cases was that Elisa handled them.

Investigators determined Elisa embezzled more than $140,000 from the law office…

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Edward Anderson
CrimeBeat

Edward has written hundreds of acclaimed true crime articles and has won numerous awards for his short stories. His most recent book is Barbenheimer.