The Accountant Who Wouldn’t Die

He defied the attempts to kill him

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Photo by Antonio Cuellar on Unsplash

In the 1990s, Miami, Florida was THE place to be. With its diverse population, beautiful white sandy beaches, stunning women in bikinis, Latin music, wealthy residents, and (almost) year-round sunshine. It was the perfect environment for hustlers and grifters lured by Miami’s many promises.

Not everyone was happy

But Miami had not been good to Jorge Delgado, one of the thousands of Cuban immigrants in the city. He couldn’t catch a break or support his family. His wife worked for a CPA named Marcello “Marc” Schiller who had come to the United States from Argentina when he was a child. When she told him of her husband’s plight, Schiller offered Delgado a job representing his CPA firm.

Delgado did such a good job, the two men became friends and business partners. Schiller even helped to set up Delgado in business. Delgado knew everything about the CPA’s businesses, a disastrous mistake for which Schiller would pay dearly.

One of Schiller’s not-quite-legal businesses was making bogus claims to Medicare, which made him a millionaire.

The fateful meeting

Delgado worked out at a local bodybuilders’ gym, the Sun Gym, which was owned by John Mese, also a CPA…

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