Chapter 249 Three congressmen were embarrassed in court
Nicola did not refuse, she immediately handed the documents to the bailiff, and the bailiff took them to the dock and handed them over to Cathy’s in hand.
After some inspection, Cathy’s face gradually became ugly, but she finally defended herself: “Your Honor, my client’s family has a huge family estate, and there have been negligent tax declarations in some aspects. This is also normal. "
"Subjectively speaking, my client has not thought about tax evasion. If the Xijiao Branch had warned him immediately, the situation might have been different... "
The Western Suburbs Branch did not remind the Camorra family to pay taxes, but did it directly, so her defense is still valid.
"Your Honor, I don't think the defendant was negligent in his tax affairs. If that was the case, why was he in such a hurry to flee our country? What's more, how can we explain that he took the 63 million in cash with him during the escape? So, from a subjective point of view, Consciously speaking, the defendant’s behavior definitely constitutes subjective tax evasion!”
David also immediately stood up to refute.
And Cathy was immediately speechless, because no matter how eloquent she was, the 63 million on the plane had been withheld by the Western Suburbs Bureau, and the source had been found out. She couldn't explain it at all.
“Defendant, is there anything else you need to add?”
Nicola’s reminder on the stage brought Cathy back to her senses. After tossing and turning, she He said: "Your Honor, even though my client was involved in tax evasion, he has tried his best to cooperate with the work of the Xijiao Branch after being detained. This should be considered a meritorious performance!"
As a lawyer, when you cannot clear your client of a certain crime, you can only try to get a lighter punishment.
“Your Honor, if the defendant came directly to our door to confess to us, that would be considered a meritorious service, but if he tried to escape and was intercepted by us before he cooperated, this would not be considered a meritorious service at all, and After the interception, he did not disclose his family’s financial details and Swiss bank accounts to us. What kind of criminal performance is this?”
David was lagging behind, and Cathy didn’t know what to do now. She argued, until Nicola on the stage reminded her again, she was still speechless.
In fact, after the negotiation with David at the Western Suburbs Branch broke down, she could already predict that this would be the situation during the trial. Now that she came to the court, she was just treating a dead horse as a living horse.
"Your Honor, the details of the case are just the tip of the iceberg. I want to summon my witnesses to complete the chain of evidence."
Today's trial is open to the public, so David naturally wants to put all the evidence on the table so that viewers around the world can see that the IRS is definitely not acting arbitrarily this time!
“Permission.”
After receiving Nicola’s consent, the inspectors from the Western Suburbs Branch came out of the passage with a group of witnesses.
Seeing the arrival of this group of people, many people in the Camorra family instantly became ferocious, and some even started to curse loudly during the live broadcast.
David said he was a witness, but they didn’t know that these people were here to testify against them.
"Bang bang bang!"
"Keep quiet!"
Nicola banged the gavel hard, then looked at the people who came to the witness stand and asked: "Witness, Please introduce your name and your relationship with the defendant!"
"Your honor, my name is Craigie, from Willsburg Street...Oh no, strictly speaking, I am responsible for The manager of the Camorra family on Wilschberg Street..."
"Don't slander, what manager, we don't know you at all"
Before Craigie could finish speaking, Bowison on the dock side interrupted loudly.
The interrupted Craigie's face tightened. After all, the Camorra family has ruled Los Angeles for so many years, and it still has a deterrent effect on small characters like them.
"Bang!"
Nicola knocked the gavel and yelled: "The defendant, if you want to speak in court, you are not allowed to yell loudly before getting permission. Witnesses, Please continue to tell your testimony!”
With Nicola’s endorsement, Craigie relaxed a little, organized his words and said: “Of course, although I belong to the Camorra family, Camorra The La family has become an upper-class family over the years, and naturally cannot be associated with us, so he adopted a set of models, which is like this..."
"I see, this family has such a clever remote control mode that even if any of its leaders has problems, they can't be traced to them!"
"No wonder this family has become one of the upper-class families in Los Angeles. , if something goes wrong, their subordinates will take the blame, but they will take the lion's share of the money they make."
"I always thought that families like The Godfather only exist in movies, but I didn't expect that they still exist in reality. Such a family really exists!”
Under Craigie’s narration, the Camorra family’s dirty business model was directly exposed to the public, which also aroused discussion among the viewers who were watching the live broadcast. Voice.
"Good witness, thank you for your testimony, next one."
"Your Honor, my name is Mom, and I also belong to the Camorra family. In their family's business model, I am responsible for the distribution of white flour..."
"..."
In the following time, dozens of witnesses took turns to appear, and through layers of accusations, all the blame was finally focused on the Camorra family.
At this time, the members of the Camorra family were all ashen-faced and their eyes were split.
This business model was created by their family with great effort. It is not perfect, but it is as stable as an old dog. No matter where there is a problem, , they all have error tolerance and can get away with their crimes.
But what they didn't expect was that the Western Suburbs Branch would be so ruthless that they would directly arrest the persons in charge of all aspects of the model, and then accuse them one after another. In the end, all the accusations would be directed at their family. Even if they have ten mouths, they won't be able to excuse themselves.
"Defendant, do you have anything else to refute about the testimony of these witnesses and the exhibits?"
After saying that, no one in the Camorra family responded, and instead hired a lawyer Cathy also lowered her head and looked helpless.
Seeing this, Nicola didn't waste any time and said directly: "In that case, let's announce the result now, the defendant..."
"Wait a minute, your honor!" Rick Er interrupted, and then he first glanced at the dock; the high-ranking officials and celebrities who had been brothers with him in the past found that they had no intention of speaking for him, so he turned his head and gritted his teeth and said: "Your Honor, since the Western Suburbs The branch has discovered that we still have property in the Swiss bank. If I transfer all the money back to the tax treasury, can I get criminal immunity?”
As the talker of the Camorra family, Riker naturally understands how to keep the green hills without worrying about running out of firewood. In this situation, if wealth can be exchanged for immunity from punishment, it can be considered a good thing. The best possible outcome.
With 1.5 billion US dollars involved, Nicola did not dare to make any claims, so she could only turn her questioning eyes to David.
David didn’t even think about it, and directly vetoed: “Everyone criticizes our IRS courts for being arbitrary, but what I want to refute is that we are fair and open, and the courts are sacred. This place is not a place to trade with criminals like you, so Mr. Riker, you’d better give up!”
Not to mention that this time, the Camorra family is trying to scare the attackers. The lawless elements of the tax bill are now being broadcast live in front of the whole country. It is impossible for David to agree to such a scandalous deal.
Nicola also reacted immediately and said loudly: "Director David is right. The court is a sacred place, not a place to make deals with criminals like you. Now pronounce the verdict!"
" Riker Camorra was convicted of organized crime, drug trafficking, murder, tax evasion, etc. and was sentenced to 1,200 years in prison with no possibility of parole for life. In addition, all personal assets were confiscated. "
" Po Wilson! ·Camorra was convicted of organized crime, drug trafficking, murder, tax evasion, etc., and was sentenced to 1,200 years in prison with no possibility of parole for life. In addition, all personal assets were confiscated! "
"Victoria Camorra... ..."
Although many people have been able to predict that the Camorra family, as the meddlers in criticizing the black tax bill, will definitely be used to scare the monkeys and be severely sentenced.
But when the prison sentence of more than 1,200 years was released again, the hearts of those at the scene and watching the live broadcast were extremely shaken.
As for those criminals who had been involved in attacking the black tax bill before, they were also deeply shocked at this moment, and they also had great doubts about whether they would continue to support Pipps and those congressmen who criticized the black tax bill. shake.
The observers were like this, not to mention the members of the Camorra family who were involved at this time. Each of them seemed to have had their souls sucked out, and they were stunned in place.
“Take away!”
It wasn’t until they heard these two words that the members of the Camorra family woke up from a dream, and one of the young members even screamed hoarse. Shouted: "I don't accept it. You are lynching indiscriminately. I want to appeal!"
"Fake, David, you bastard, just wait for me, our Camorra family will not let you go!"
"..."
Frustrated The Camorra family continued to abuse the court and attack David himself.
But the most unexpected thing was that one of them, Poweson, suddenly turned to look at the several MPs sitting in the auditorium, and shouted: "Pips, Pups Representatives Linhall and Timothy, are you just going to watch us being sentenced so harshly by them?”
He doesn’t care if he drags more people into the water, after all, it’s reached this point, and everyone is going to die together. !
Bowson's words are groundbreaking.
It is true that everyone present knows that the three congressmen Pipes have been inextricably linked to the Camorra family because of the black tax bill, but they know it, and if they say it in public, then Isn't it equivalent to betraying one's accomplice?
And you must know that today is not a closed trial, but an open trial in front of the whole world. With so many spectators and so many dignitaries watching, how did the three of them come to Taiwan? ?
“Watt, this tax evader named Bowison, is implying that MPs like Pipes have something to do with them?”
“The main reason why Pipes attacks the black tax bill is They want to gain the support of criminals, and aren’t the Camorra family the underground leaders of Los Angeles? They must be related.”
"The congressman has been involved, and now there is a good show!"
The audience originally thought that the trial was over, but they did not expect that there would be a 'dessert', which made them suddenly think again He opened his eyes wide and prepared to eat the next melon.
This side of the court hearing.
Pips and the other three are old foxes who have been in the political arena for many years. They were also caught off guard by Bowison's sudden words. They all turned red and kept cursing these words in their hearts. Bowson.
However, retribution must be remedied. After regaining his composure, Pipps stood up and shouted: "First of all, I want to talk to the audience here and in front of the TV. Let’s make it clear, how can I, a member of the People’s Republic of China, have any connection with this group of criminals?”
"It's just these guys who are slandering and trying to use my status as a council member to put pressure on the court and fish in troubled waters. Don't pay too much attention to him, lest their tricks succeed!"
I have to say, Pip Si's acting skills are still seasoned.
Although he was stared at by so many people with strange eyes, he was able to quickly stabilize his mentality and put things right.
“Congressman Peoples is right. We criticize the black tax bill purely because this bill has many flaws. We do not mean to stand on the side of these criminals, let alone have anything to do with them. It’s involved. Now they just want to use our status as members to cause trouble!”
“Huh, they are still spitting blood at the end of their lives. Your Excellency, drag them down quickly to avoid talking nonsense here! Talk! ”
Following Pipps, two congressmen, Prinhal Fubien and Timothy Valk, also immediately stood up and scolded them in righteous voices.
Here, looking at the superb acting skills of these three people, David had to sigh. If these guys did not go into politics but went into the entertainment industry, they would probably have won Oscars.
"Take it away, this trial is over!"
With Nicola's words on the stage, this episode has come to an end. It may be because of a guilty conscience, Pi The three Pus didn't dare to stay for a moment and left quickly.
But overall, today’s court trial was a feast for the eyes and allowed them to understand the IRS trial process.
What makes them feel slightly better is that it has been rumored that the IRS's court trials are very undemocratic and have no human rights. But looking at it today, it seems that this is not the case.
At least members of the Camorra family and lawyers have the right to defend themselves, but in the face of sufficient personal and material evidence from the Western Suburbs Branch, their defense seems so feeble.
(End of this chapter)