Gun. He had it pointed at his head. I immediately reared up on my knees and lunged for the gun. I touched his hands. And i dont know exactly what happened. But what i do know is, i did not shoot my husband. Costa rica, the ultimate tropical destination. Paradise, but within its mountainous landscape and beautiful beaches, an american ann bender has fought for her dreamed. Fought the charge that she killed her husband john, on january 8th, 2010. Her passport taken, unable to leave the country. Trapped. She spoke with me while waiting to stand trial for a second time. Was it murder . Or suicide . Prosecutors claimed ann is a coldblooded killer. Ann is adamant she did not murder her husband. You will be tried twice on the same charge. If there were any merit to this, i could respect it. And i could have some sense of peace. Peace ann bender has been seeking since she first moved to costa rica with john. They hoped to escape in the clouds of the jungle. The isolation, instead, would lead t
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million, into a trust, which he established and controlled. the purpose of setting it up was to ensure that the refuge would have a structure that would protect it after we were gone. in the event of john dying first, it was also meant to provide financial security for ann. but that isn t how things went, according to milton jiminez, an alvarez employee who helped to manage the trust. translator: after john bender died, the first thing mr. alvarez did was take away ann s credit card. he declared himself the only heir of the trust, he said the trust no longer existed and now everything belonged to him. jimenez says he was so disturbed by what he calls alvarez s lying ways and soaring ego that he left the company. i found out he had quit and i
most of their fortune, about $70 million, into a trust, which he established and controlled. the purpose of setting it up was to ensure that the refuge would have a structure that would protect it after we were gone. in the event of john dying first it was also meant to provide financial security for ann. but that is not how things went, according to milton jiminez, an alvarez employee who helped to manage the trust. after john bender died the first thing mr. alvarez did was take away ann s credit card. he declared himself the only heir of the trust, he said the trust no longer existed and now everything belonged to him. jiminez says she was so disturbed by what he calls alvarez s lying ways and soaring
i found out he had quit and i got in touch with him. he told me verbally some things and things fell together. jiminez had accused alvarez of stealing from the trust. almost around the same time the trust was created mr. alvarez began investing the funds in personal projects and paying for personal expenses. his life-style changed completely. ann sued alvarez for fraud and gained access to his files on the trust. the case is pending. from what you saw how much money do you estimate mr. alvarez stole from that trust? by the time i left the office i calculated $20 million. in the end, jiminez believes alvarez wanted ann put away so that he could get away with embezzling millions.