No new bank accounts. No credit cards. The way Bakken saw it, Edwards was a success. She reported no new accounts, not a single luxury purchase. Edwards' probation ended right on time in 1997.
Lessons are very painful.
In truth, Bakken knew little about the roads Edwards was traveling. Nor did Bakken know about Edwards' resort hotel sprees and shopping binges. She paid for nearly everything with cash or cashier's checks. She shipped her luxury purchases to far-away Florida. She used phony Social Security numbers, and endless combinations of aliases.