Hang up on the "supervisor." Go talk to your bank. That way they will be less likely to turn the case over to the police for prosecution of money laundering.
You fell for a common scam and the "supervisor" is trying to bully you into sending them money before the check officially bounces. In the USA, banks are generally required to give a courtesy credit at 3 days and the crooks know this. When the check bounces, they are long gone.
Even the $143 will need to be paid back. DO NOT DO ANYTHING.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.