SWNOVELS Devious Lies: Part 2 – Chapter 7
EMERY, 20; NASH, 30
Eastridge Daily
GUEST COLUMN
On the Anniversary of The Winthrop Scandal, We Remember Victims
by Aaron Bishop
We remember the sirens, the surprise F.B.I.-S.E.C. joint raid, the rumors spreading like wildfire across Eastridge: Gideon Winthrop allegedly embezzled from Winthrop Textiles. None of us could believe it. Not even after acting Mayor Cartwright announced the formal FBI investigation launched into Gideon Winthrop and Winthrop Textiles.
Two years later, a company that once employed over eighty percent of the Eastridge workforce has shut down, the life savings of Winthrop Textiles employees who had the misfortune of investing in Winthrop Textiles have been obliterated, and two people have lost their lives. Yet, no concrete evidence has been found, and no charges have been pressed against Gideon Winthrop.
On the anniversary of The Winthrop Scandal, we remember the victims.
We remember those who fell homeless after losing their jobs.
We remember the elderly who have continued to work past retirement age to recuperate what they can of their savings.
We remember the children who went hungry.
We remember Hank Prescott, who died of a heart attack working three jobs to provide for his family after losing not only his job but also the life savings he invested in Winthrop Textiles.
We remember Angus Bedford, who committed suicide after losing his job at the Winthrop factory and his son’s college fund.
Gideon Winthrop may have fled Eastridge, North Carolina and no charges may have been pressed, but we remember.
Note: If you or anyone you know has suffered from The Winthrop Scandal, The Eastridge Fund, set up by Eastridge’s very own Nash Prescott, provides 24/7 support, including over-the-phone counseling, a 100% anonymous pen pal system, and a suicide prevention hotline.
COMMENTS:
Mary Sue: I invested all my savings in Winthrop Textiles! I lost my home. That wicked family deserves to burn in Hell. God will not be kind to the Winthrop family.
Derek Klein: The Winthrop family should have died! Not Hank! Not our Angus!
Beth Anne: Bless Nash Prescott. To lose a father then make The Eastridge Fund after the fact. Kind of makes you wonder what would have happened if he had struck rich sooner. Would Hank Prescott still be alive?
Joshua Smith: If I see Gideon Winthrop, he’s dead. No two cents about it, no hesitation. That man deserves to meet the Devil.
Ashley Johnson: @Beth Anne, that’s an awful thing to say. Delete your comment!!!!
Hallie Clarke: Does anyone know what happened to Emery Winthrop? Her social media is silent. My daughter goes to Duke and says she’s not there.
Demi Wilson: @Hallie Clarke, no clue.
Bruce Davey: @Hallie Clarke, don’t know either, but as far as I’m concerned, she’s just as guilty as the rest of ‘em.