Chapter 143 1,200 Years of Punishment
After a night of silence, the time came to the morning of the next day.
The IRS Courthouse in Sparks is located at the Municipal Bureau of Internal Revenue in the East District.
"Good morning everyone, it is now 8:30 in the morning, and there are still 30 minutes until the court session. Everyone is looking forward to it..."
Early in the morning, local media channels , I came here early and squatted there, broadcasting the situation live in real time.
Soon after, some invited people from the City Hall, City East and City West Internal Revenue Service, and Sparks City also arrived at the scene and entered the hall to chat.
At the parking lot, David and the other three also walked down and entered the hall.
Richards Hopkinson and others have been here a long time ago. As soon as he saw David arriving, he immediately came to greet him.
One of them, Hopkinson, said: "According to your instructions, I have already explained to Judge Ivli!"
"That's good."
"Okay, the court is about to start, let's go up first!"
David nodded, and then the group of people arrived at the elevator entrance and took the elevator all the way to the 6th floor.
Because Sparks is a small city, the size of the court here is not large either. It is only half the size of the court in Las Vegas.
In accordance with the traditional practice of the Internal Revenue Service, in order to avoid trouble from public opinion, except for those invited, no media reporters are allowed in.
As the on-site personnel got into position, the time came to 9 o'clock.
"Everyone stand up"
At the hour, a man wearing a black judge's robe came out of the passage. He was the judge of this trial, Ivli.
He came to the seat and sat down, and everyone in the audience followed suit.
Then he said: "Now the court is officially open, bring the defendant!"
After saying that, in the passage, Beecher and Adelaide were brought out. Although his spirit is a little decadent, it may be due to being in a high position for a long time, and his image and temperament are relatively well maintained.
After the two came to the dock, Ivli said: "Commissioner Adelaide, Deputy Mayor Beecher, now this court accuses you of tax evasion, what do you want to defend?"
" Your Honor, I don’t quite understand the so-called tax evasion.”
“My Honor, the same goes for me!”
Although the two of them know that the IRS is very confident, they cannot admit it directly now. , otherwise, there is no need to continue the trial, and you can go to jail directly.
Ivli picked up a piece of information on the table and looked at it, and finally turned to look at Adelaide and said: "Director Adelaide, according to the evidence we have obtained, On December 8, you accepted a bribe of 100,000 US dollars from the Chengxi Police Station, and on December 26, you accepted a 200,000 bribe from the Chengdong Police Station, and on January 13..."
As evidence of guilt was pointed out by Ivli on the stage, Adelaide's expression changed from the calm one before to one of shock.
“According to the regulations of the Black Tax Act, starting from December 3, 2021, any illegal income will need to pay tax to our Internal Revenue Service, but as a public official, you know the law and do not report it. How can you Explanation? "
After Ivli finished speaking, Smollett couldn't sit still at the lawyer's table and quickly raised his hand to express his desire to speak.
Ivli also saw his raised hand and said, "Defense lawyer, do you have anything to say?"
Smollett immediately stood up and replied: " Your Honor, I don’t know where this information comes from, but I think it is purely a slander against Director Adelaide, or a frame-up!”
Hearing this, Adelaide, who was still in shock, reacted suddenly and echoed: "Yes, this is a frame-up. I did not accept any bribes from the East and West Police Station!"
"Really?"
Ivli looked at him, picked up a ledger in his hand and asked, "Do you know what this is?"
Ade Ryder shook his head: "I don't know."
"This is the account book provided by Chief Randolph of the West City Police Division. It contains detailed bribery records for you and him. Although, the black tax bill cannot be retroactive to 2021 Bribery before December 3rd, but we only need to trace the bribery after December 3rd! ”
"What did you say!"
When he heard that it was the account book provided by Randolph, Adelaide was stunned for a moment, and then became furious in an instant.
He said, why is the IRS so confident in punishing him? It turns out that it has already secured a witness like Randolph.
"If you think this is not enough, we also have a box of tapes provided by Lancelot, the chief of the east police station!"
Ivli picked up the tape and handed it to Called a court staff member, who immediately put it into the tape recorder, and the sound came out immediately.
"Director Adelaide, I have already sent you the 200,000 yuan for this month. Please check it."
"Very good Lancelot, but your city east is the main source of our Sparks." District, there is a lot of oil and water in there, you have to work harder..."
"I understand, Director Adelaide, I will try to increase it by half for you next month."
"Well, Good..." "..."
As the conversations on the tape came out, everyone at the scene realized that Adelaide was completely finished.
Smollett, who was at the lawyer's table, sat back helplessly, because he knew that the evidence was so conclusive that he would not be able to refute it again.
"Faq."
Adelaide finally reacted. He began to look for something in the auditorium. Soon, he found Randolph and Lancelot. Te's figure immediately pointed at the two men and angrily yelled: "Okay, if that's the case, then I admit it, but those two damn bastards, they also accepted bribes and evaded taxes, and they must also go to jail. !”
The two people whose names were called at this time not only looked a little embarrassed, but also became extremely nervous.
But fortunately, Ivli's next words made them feel relieved.
“They have reached a friendly agreement with the IRS. Therefore, as long as the tax amount is paid clearly, the IRS will not pursue them for tax evasion penalties!”
Ivli’s words, Adelaide almost lost his temper and fainted, but he was really unconvinced. Everyone was the same, why did he only mess with me?
Immediately, he suppressed his anger and replied: "Why can they reach an agreement with the IRS? Then I can reach an agreement and I can negotiate!"
"Okay. Now it’s your trial. Don’t go on too many tangents. Director Adelaide, the evidence of your tax evasion is solid. Do you plead guilty?”
Adelaide slumped in her seat.
He has already seen that the IRS is clearly going to kill him, and it is useless for him to say anything else.
Seeing that the other party was silent, Ivli ignored him and looked at Beecher, asking: "Deputy Mayor Beecher, this court is now accusing you of tax evasion. Do you plead guilty?"
After seeing Adelaide end up like this, Beecher felt a chill in his heart, because he knew that since the IRS could convict Adelaide of his crimes, he would probably be no better off. Where to go.
Smollett stood up again and argued: "Your Honor, everything depends on the evidence!"
"Okay!"
Ivli picked up a piece of paper and said: "This is a list provided by Lawyer Heisenberg. It contains his records of helping you launder money, as well as vouchers and Accounts and other related information, how do you explain it?”
“Heisenberg!”
Beecher finally understood that this is where the IRS’s confidence lies!
Immediately, he looked in the direction of the auditorium, and sure enough, he found Heisenberg in it.
"Lawyer Heisenberg, please come up and explain the transaction between you and Deputy Mayor Beecher, and how you laundered money for Deputy Mayor Beecher!"
Hearing Ivli's call, the auditorium Heisenberg glanced at David and then walked off the stage.
Because the two branch directors had just proved to him that the promise given by David was indeed valid and that they would not continue to deal with him after testifying, so he was quite angry at this time. Calm down and relax.
After organizing his language a little, Heisenberg said slowly: "The intersection between Vice Mayor Beecher and I was six months ago, when he was just promoted to deputy mayor and found me through connections. ..."
As Heisenberg told how he met Beecher, how he later laundered money for him, and what accounts he transferred the money to, everyone at the scene also came to a conclusion. .
That means Beecher is doomed too!
"Heisenberg, you bastard will have your comeuppance one day!"
Judging from the two branch chiefs just now, Beecher already knows that he has the protection of the IRS , it was impossible for him to drag Heisenberg into the water, he could only curse angrily.
"Okay, now that the tax evasion charges against the Adelaide Director and Deputy Mayor Beecher have been established, the verdict will be announced below!"
When the words were said, Ivli took the lead to stand. stood up, and so did everyone in the gallery.
"The defendant Adelaide was found guilty of tax evasion, and the amount was huge. In addition, as a public official, he was guilty of knowing the law and committing a crime with an additional one level. He was sentenced to 1,200 years in prison with no chance of parole for life. In addition, the tax payable was 320,000 U.S. dollars. !”
Many people at the scene knew that the punishment imposed by the IRS would be severe, but they did not expect it to be so severe, with a direct sentence of 1,200 years, which made them stunned.
But before they could react, Ivli went on to pronounce the sentence: "The defendant Beecher was found guilty of tax evasion, and the amount was huge. In addition, as a public official, he knew the law and committed an additional one-level crime. He was sentenced to a comprehensive sentence. He was sentenced to 1,200 years in prison with no possibility of parole for life, and the tax payable was 440,000 U.S. dollars!"
Smollett couldn't sit still, and stood up and retorted: "Your Honor, I object to being so harsh! After all, in the Indian case that Chief David was enforcing the law not long ago, the tribe chose to violently resist the law. The nature was so bad, but in the end it was only sentenced to 1,000 years. Now the Adelaide Commissioner and Deputy Mayor Beecher, however It’s just tax evasion, how can it be more severe than them?”
In fact, there is essentially no difference between 1000 and 1200 years.
After all, can you live to be 1,000 to 1,200 years old alone?
However, as a member of the city hall, you must fight for it no matter what. Otherwise, if something like this happens again in the future, won’t the IRS be even more unscrupulous?
“The people of the Indian tribes have low education and advocate force. It is understandable that they can violently resist the law. However, Adelaide and Beecher are A highly educated person who still holds an important position in Sparks actually chooses to break the law and evade taxes. In essence, this is much more serious than the Indian incident!"
"This..."
The thing is that Smollett relied on his words to eat, but he was still choked by Ivli's sophistry.
(End of this chapter)