A cautionary tale from Jalop, jalopn, no I can't say the word, you know where I mean

I read that and thought... who on GRM will chime in that they know this guy.

I'm surprised no one has.

grover wrote:

DaewooOfDeath wrote: One thing about these stories that annoys me is the obligatory "he seemed like such a nice guy" scene. People who expect cackling villains are the kinds of people who let Terrance embezzle half a million bucks without noticing. In a weird sort of way, the boss ended up paying for his moral naivete.

yes, but it's still pretty suprising when it happens right in front of you.

[soapbox]This is part of a much bigger thing for me, but I think a belief in villains is why it's surprising. I think this is far from the only instance where villain belief leads people into ruin.

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He has an addictive personality. After he was caught embezzling money to support his first addiction, he got involved in his local church. The article points out that he now seems to be addicted to "counseling" and "helping" people in his church.

And he is still driving a BMW, a more modern one.

The last line of the article says it all for me:

Author said: We stood next to each other like we used to. Just two guys looking at a car. “I’ve held onto my mistress,” Terrance said.

It sounds like his church activities are a substitute for the vintage BMWs.