OFELIA CONTACTED all of the people Mack suggested. She spoke with Valentín in Las Vegas and Johnny Williams in Boston. None had any further information about what could have happened to Martín’s money, though many helped her out. Santo Trafficante came to visit Martín and gave her $1,000. Others gave her $50 here, $200 there. Even Evaristo García of the bounced check came through with $300. “Ofelia later tried to pay him back, but he refused,” said Rosa Sanchez. “Every nickel she received was properly recorded. She was scrupulous in her accounting of her guardianship.”
