Chapter 299 The Tough Prosecutor
“Mr. Zhao, Mr. Lin, have you completed your tax returns with the IRS?”
“Mr. Zhao, have you reached an agreement with the IRS? Is there an agreement?"
"Mr. Zhao..."
At the gate, seeing Zhao Changpeng and Lin Huaide walking out, a large number of media immediately surrounded them.
Zhao Changpeng pressed his hands down, and then said: "After Director David called the name, our Binance launched an in-depth tax inspection. The result was that some tax omissions were indeed discovered, and today we did declare back payment." The total amount is 15.12 billion. I would also like to remind my other colleagues that if you have tax problems, please report it immediately and don’t try to get through!”
Now Binance is equivalent to betraying the IRS, and As an affiliate, he also wisely took on some responsibilities to warn other colleagues.
Of course, this move is also an expression of loyalty to David.
“What, 15.1 billion!”
“Oh, Binance actually paid so much tax, and they looked quite happy. What on earth happened? ?”
"15.1 billion is not a small sum, but after less than an hour of negotiation, Binance willingly handed over the money. It seems that it is really afraid of the IRS!"
After hearing the money mentioned by Zhao Changpeng, both the media at the scene and the people paying attention online were all surprised.
However, many people are puzzled by this.
Because they have seen that although they have paid such a large sum of money, they are different from the gnashing of teeth shown by people from Disney and Swiss Bank in the past.
The two people who are here now, Zhao Changpeng and Lin Huaide, instead of showing any signs of anger or unwillingness, actually look a little relieved. This does make people feel a little strange.
But no matter what, since Binance itself has announced that it will pay this huge sum of money, the money must have not escaped.
So at this time, many people in the military-industrial complex, Angsa Group, the White House, and Congress are in a very happy mood.
After David announced that Satoshi Nakamoto would receive 20 billion, they estimated that the IRS’s tax treasury already had more than 70 billion. Adding the current 15.1 billion, the total would be It’s almost 90 billion. It’s the last step away from the 100 billion in funds from the black tax bill.
Chicago, 77th floor of Willis Tower.
"Fake, damn Zhao Changpeng, why is he so active!"
"He also warned us not to try to get away with it. Looking at him like that is like a dog leg of the IRS, which is disgusting!"
"Haha, isn't the Ministry of Justice already investigating Binance? Binance will feel better then!”
After seeing Binance’s statement, the senior executives of Ethereum started yelling.
So far, no company in the cryptocurrency world has gone to Los Angeles to file tax issues.
Not only was Binance the first to go, but after paying the tax, they actually gave them eye drops in front of the whole world, which made them furious.
At this moment, they only hope that the Ministry of Justice will intensify its efforts to crack down on Binance, so as to give them this bad breath.
In fact, with the exception of Ethereum, almost all cryptocurrency companies at this moment are angry and even cursing at Binance’s behavior.
But curses are curses. Now that Binance has compromised, some cryptocurrency companies with no background dare not resist. They have ordered the company’s tax department to increase their efforts to clear their books, and then went to the Los Angeles National Tax Agency. Rush in the direction of the bureau.
In the following time, smaller cryptocurrency companies such as Oyi, Litecoin, and Cardano also came to the IRS to file tax returns one by one.
Without exception, these companies all paid back taxes in the end.
However, due to the small scale of these companies, the total value of all of them is only US$5 billion.
Including the US$15.1 billion previously announced by Binance, the total amount received by the IRS in one day today has exceeded US$20 billion.
Although the IRS has not yet announced the amount of tax treasury, according to some expert analysis, it is only about 5 billion short of the 100 billion funds provided by the W bill.
With everyone’s attention, the time came to half past five in the afternoon.
“It seems that I am going to disappoint everyone. Big companies such as Ethereum and USDT have not appeared. Let’s see what happens tomorrow!”
As of the end of working hours of the IRS today, there was no trace of large-scale cryptocurrency companies such as USDT and Ethereum. This not only disappointed the media at the scene, but also the public who were paying attention online.
“There is no movement at all from big companies such as USDT and Ethereum. I don’t think they are going to fight the IRS?”
“It is said that there are dozens of people behind Ethereum. These consortiums definitely don’t want to invest such a large amount of money, so I feel that there is a high possibility of resistance!”
“Haha, UBS, the Sackler family, and Deere! The example of Shini Group is there, do they really not learn their lesson?”
But soon, people on major social media became interested again.
The reason is simple. A company as big as Binance can check its tax situation within a day.
There is no reason why companies such as Ethereum USDT cannot be investigated clearly.
The only reason why they haven't appeared yet is that these companies don't really want to file tax returns.
Are they going to have a head-on confrontation with the IRS?
If this is the case, that would be great fun!
Everyone is looking forward to what will happen after tomorrow.
……
Seattle, Tacoma International Airport.
After getting off the plane, Zhao Dechang and Lin Huaide immediately got into the car and headed towards Washington Street.
Half an hour later, their vehicle arrived at 56 Washington Street, where was the Office of the Special Prosecutor sent by the Department of Justice.
After getting off the car, the two walked in and saw that two of them were already waiting. One of them, a middle-aged man with tall cheekbones, was the first to speak: "Mr. Zhao, Mr. Lin, it's already time to get off work. You kept us waiting for nearly an hour, you'd better give me an explanation!"
"This is Prosecutor Morfield. The reason why I made you wait until now is because I came here to tell you, We at Binance have never been charged with money laundering, illegal fund-raising, etc.”
In the past, Zhao Changpeng would have never dared to show such a tough stance. After all, this is the United States, and he has nothing else. background. But, now that they are protected by David and the IRS, he is naturally no longer afraid of the prosecutor.
“What do you mean!”
Morfield was angry. He thought that the reason why the other party rushed back to Seattle without stopping and kept them waiting was because they were under too much pressure from the IRS and did not want to fight against the Department of Justice any longer, so they came back and wanted to Reach a compromise.
What I didn’t expect was that the other party not only had no intention of compromising, but also became arrogant. It’s really unreasonable!
"Don't be angry, Prosecutor Morfield, the reason why we deny these accusations is because the IRS has proven our innocence and they confirmed that we are not guilty of these crimes!"
Zhao Dechang As soon as the words came out, not only Mofield's brain felt a little short-circuited, but also the deputy prosecutor Robin van Persie next to him.
Isn’t the responsibility of the IRS just to collect taxes?
When will it be their turn to deal with the crimes of money laundering and illegal fund-raising?
Wait...
After a moment of confusion, the two seemed to realize something.
Is the IRS proving Binance’s innocence?
This seems to be an endorsement for them!
Thinking of this, the two people's faces darkened.
If the IRS really wants to endorse Binance, it will be in trouble...
After thinking about it for a while, Morfield finally said: "Mr. Zhao, The IRS is only responsible for tax collection. I'm afraid it won't count if they say whether you laundered illegal funds, right? ”
“What do you mean?”
"Prosecutor Morfield, let me be blunt. Director David of the IRS recognizes me as a friend and he also wants to be friends with you. What do you think?"
Now that the words are said, Mo. No matter how stupid Field was, he understood.
According to what Zhao Changpeng wants now, David wants to protect Binance.
But the Internal Revenue Service collects taxes as long as they collect them. Why should you interfere in the affairs of our Ministry of Justice?
Is it because Binance paid you such a large amount of tax?
But even if I pay you a tax, you can't just meddle in the affairs of other departments like this, right?
The more he thought about it, the more he became more and more insistent. Moreover, it was his intention to rectify Binance. How could he just let it go? Then he replied: "Mr. Zhao, are you friends with David from the IRS?" I don’t care, but I will not give up the investigation of your Binance.”
Zhao Changpeng and Lin Huaide looked at each other, and then the former took out his mobile phone and pressed a number.
After the number was connected, Zhao Changpeng whispered a few words, walked up to Morfield with his cell phone, handed it over and said: "Prosecutor Morfield, Director David wants to talk to you."
Morfield frowned, but still took it and said: "I am Morfield."
"Hello, Prosecutor Morfield, I am David. I have already learned about your investigation into Binance. Our IRS has also conducted a detailed investigation into Binance. It did not involve illegal activities such as money laundering. I think you There is no need to waste energy on pursuing it.”
“Director David, I respect your career and work, but this matter is a matter for our Ministry of Justice. We have our own responsibility as to whether Binance is suspected of money laundering. We hope you will respect our judgment and not interfere with our process of justice!”
Mofield, who was already unhappy, became even more furious after hearing this, and asked Dai of the IRS system! Is Wei teaching me how people in the Ministry of Justice system do things?
"Really? Since you think Binance has illegal money laundering activities, what about companies like Ethereum and USDT? Do you think they exist? Or are these companies just?"< br>
What David means is that if you have the ability, you can engage in all cryptocurrency companies, but if you only engage in Binance, don’t talk about justice!
"You..."
Morfield felt that he had been stabbed in a sore spot. He gritted his teeth and replied: "Director David, I'm afraid it's not your turn to give advice on matters related to our Department of Justice. That's it. !”
After that, he cut off the phone without waiting for David to reply.
“Are you so stubborn?”
At the same time, in Los Angeles, listening to the beeping sound coming from the other end of the phone, David was also quite depressed, but soon He immediately pulled out a number, dialed it and said, "Let's make arrangements to go to Seattle tomorrow."
Seattle, U.S. Attorney's Office.
Zhao Changpeng did not expect that the prosecutor would be so tough that he would not even give David face, but at this point he had nothing to say, so he turned around and left with Lin Huaide.
"Mofield, I'm afraid it's a bit bad to offend this David..."
Seeing Zhao Changpeng and the others leaving, Deputy Prosecutor Fan Persie showed a trace of worry on his face.
This would be fine if it were an ordinary person, but now it is Chief David. This guy’s methods are obvious to all. What if he wants to punish them?
At this time, Morfield's face was also a little bad. He was indeed a little over the top just now. Now that he calmed down, an unpleasant feeling also haunted his heart.
This David is indeed no ordinary person, and his methods are even more insidious and vicious.
If the other party takes revenge, it is difficult to say that he can escape unscathed.
But now that the words have been spoken, he can't lose his temper and go to the other party to beg for mercy or anything. What's more, rectifying Binance is a task assigned by the superiors. If he can't handle it, he can't do it. It's hard to explain to the boss.
“He is far away in Los Angeles now, and he also has matters with big companies such as Ethereum and USDT to deal with. I don’t believe he can spare the time to do anything to us. Besides, even if he wants to deal with us , let’s talk about it if we can find out what we have!”
At this point, Morfield can only comfort himself in this way.
After breaking up with Van Persie and returning to his residence, he immediately made a few phone calls and arranged some of his own little things, and then he relaxed a little.
……
The next day, the front pages of major morning newspapers were undoubtedly dominated by cryptocurrencies.
Everyone is looking forward to seeing which companies will come to our door today after Binance and other cryptocurrency companies yesterday.
As for the Los Angeles Internal Revenue Service, after David came to the bureau to explain some things, he then took Nissen, Simons and the other two people through the small door into a car and headed towards the airport.
Since he has discussed with Donald that keeping Binance is in the interest of the IRS, he must first resolve the problem of the Department of Justice for Binance.
At 10 a.m., the group quietly boarded the flight to Seattle.
(End of this chapter)