This isn't about management's judgements calls years ago, it's bigger than that. Was DBMM stock counterfeited by a toxic lender and possibly other actors. This is all that matters at this point, full stop.
Oh, that was it. Linda should have gone elsewhere. She should have realized Asher was a toxic lender. And who could she have turned to instead?
Hindsight is always 20/20. In desperate times when the water is rough one should "call on God but row away from the rocks" Hunter S Thompson. Choices are not always so easy or crystal clear.
It is easy to point to faults after the fact not knowing the gravity of the moment. Backseat driving was always a gift of mine until dad gave me a crack across the face with a "Sit down and SHUT APP!".
The desperation was evident back then because it probably meant the business survives or goes under without Asher.
Desperation always rears its ugly head just as it is even now.