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“Mr. Whitesell discovered the Affair and, by serving as AMI’s secret, undisclosed source, literally turned the Affair into a ‘get out of divorce free card,’ allowing him to leave his wife," Hatziefstathiou wrote in an affidavit filing trib.al/zvLxK59
Read the full story from @maxwelltani and @TheLloydGrove: trib.al/zvLxK59

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