Shattered Windows: A memoir

By Ms. Stella Rose

I was robbed of $125 million, and I can prove it. This is a true story about how I went from being an heiress to becoming homeless. My father built an empire, starting in his two-car garage in 1953. My parents were married for thirty years, but their marriage ended in divorce. After the divorce, my four siblings and I helped our father's business grow tremendously. We were consistently rated at the top for quality and prompt delivery. We had everything going for us; we were respected in the industry and prospered as a family.

Over the years, my father amassed a significant fortune. Unfortunately, when his health began to fail due to Alzheimer's, an unscrupulous attorney colluded with my three older siblings to produce a doctored estate plan and illegally recorded real estate deeds. This attorney falsified company stock certificates and stole millions of dollars in cash assets. On May 10, 2011, the FBI apprehended my three older siblings. My younger sister and I had no idea what was happening and found ourselves completely cut off from the family and the business, with no communication.

Three months later, I stood before a federal judge with no legal representation and no money, as my family had filed multiple lawsuits against me. This marked the beginning of my nightmare. After enduring seventeen lawsuits over eight years, I decided to write this memoir. Following my father's death in 2013, my sister and I discovered that our inheritance share of $125 million was gone. I was ordered to live under an alias and never publicly reference my family or last name again.

In working with the FBI, I was told, "If you know what's good for you, keep your mouth shut." After eight years, all the puzzle pieces fell into place. I uncovered a blatant, organized scheme to strip me of my inheritance and tarnish my reputation. I invite you to join me on my journey as I strive to expose a corrupt system and reveal the unethical actions of a law firm that caused my family's downfall and my transformation from heiress to homeless.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0915Q8Y6M
• ISBN13: 9798717958585
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"