into. >> the year was 2006. desiree says as jim became harder to get along with it served to push away pam's attempts to be more involved with the company while her husband was ill. >> i could hear him bickering about the business on a daily basis. >> specifically? >> nothing specifically but little things here and there that needed to be changed. >> their disagreements grew daily and festered to the point where they separated. jim started spending more and more time at the ranch home. >> while the marriage was crumbling, federal prosecutors were taking a look at the booming gold trade business. they were looking for evidence of fraud, tax evasion and the transferring of money without the proper government license. >> pam's friend carol didn't want to see pam caught in a federal net. >> he called her to warn her. i told her she needed to get the money transmitter license and you have to start that process.