Chapter 300 The entire investigation team is in trouble
After more than two hours of flight, the plane landed at Tacoma International Airport.
After walking out of the airport lobby, the four of them hailed a taxi, came to the opposite side of the Special Prosecutor's Office on Washington Street, and walked into a coffee shop.
"Half a latte, thank you."
After ordering a cup of coffee and finding a seat by the window for easy surveillance, David set his sights on the prosecutor's office across the street. direction.
Maybe it was because of the lunch hour, but not long after, many people came out of the office one after another.
[Name: Colclough Boris. 】
[Occupation: Investigator of the Ministry of Justice. 】
【Income: Legal monthly income is 9,800 US dollars, illegal income is 23,000 US dollars. ]
[Income details: On February 3, he accepted US$5,000 from criminals and canceled the investigation. On April 12, he accepted US$6,000 and downgraded a case...]
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[More details:...]
[Tax payable: US$2,300. 】
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[Name: Finn Caesar. 】
[Occupation: Investigator of the Ministry of Justice. 】
[Income: monthly legal income of 9,800 US dollars, illegal income of 33,000 US dollars. ]
[Income details:...]
[Tax payable: US$3,300. 】
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【……】
As the investigators' information continued to emerge, David immediately took out a pen and paper and wrote some important information inside.
It wasn’t until half an hour later that no one from the Ministry of Justice appeared in the office, then he tore out the written information from the book, handed it to Simmons and Bucky, and said : "Go to the local IRS and ask them to cooperate and get this information for me."
"Understood."
In the following time, David was still He is secretly monitoring the situation in the office, because all he has obtained is information about minions, and the prosecutor Morfield has not yet appeared. He has to wait until this guy shows up.
The time soon came to five o'clock in the afternoon.
During this period, there was no call from the IRS in Los Angeles, which confirmed that David's guess was correct.
If big companies such as Ethereum USDT wanted to come to him to declare taxes, they should have come yesterday. If these companies did not come yesterday, then there is a high probability that they will not come today.
At this moment, the two people walking out of the office opposite side brought David, who was still in his thoughts, back to his senses instantly.
[Name: Morfield Norton. 】
[Occupation: Prosecutor under the Ministry of Justice. 】
[Income: Legal income is 18,000 US dollars, illegal income is 610,000 US dollars. 】
[Income details: On March 11, he received 5 million U.S. dollars from FBI senior investigator Doom to cancel the criminal investigation of his son. On May 4, he received 100,000 U.S. dollars from Congressional candidate Rich. U.S. dollars to help him destroy the charging documents of the Department of Justice...]
[More details:...]
[Amount of tax payable: 241,560 U.S. dollars. 】
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[Name: Van Persie Queen. 】
[Occupation: Deputy Prosecutor under the Ministry of Justice. 】
[Income: Legal income is 15,000 US dollars, illegal income is 220,000 US dollars. 】
【Income details:...】
【More details:...】
[Tax payable: US$66,545. 】
"This is easy to handle..."
David smiled. He was also worried that the special prosecutor was relatively clean and it would be difficult to find evidence against him. Now It seems that I am still worrying too much.
Most crows in the world are black, and there are always only a few white crows.
Especially for a person like this who has a certain amount of power, with so many people begging for compliments, it is hard to say that someone will not fall.
"Let's go, find a place to stay first."
Although he has obtained the handle of the prosecutor and most of his henchmen, David cannot leave Seattle yet because he still needs to investigate and collect evidence. , you have to wait until the evidence is collected before you can leave.
The sun sets and another day comes to an end.
Here in Los Angeles, seeing that major cryptocurrency companies such as USDT and Ethereum still did not appear, the media stationed here were a little disappointed.
But soon everyone’s expectations became heavier.
Because this is already the second day after David’s roll call, but these major cryptocurrency companies still haven’t appeared, which further confirms many people’s speculation that these major companies are going to have a hard time!
The next day, it’s half past eight in the morning.
David, who was brushing his teeth, heard a knock on the door. He quickly picked up the cup and rinsed his mouth, then quickly came to the door and opened it.
Standing outside the door was Nissen, who showed a sinister smile and said: "Everything is done, whether it is left to the media or the local IRS, it will make them feel better! "
"No, just sign my name and hand it over to them."
Although they intend to cover Binance, the Ministry of Justice is also a department with real power, and there is no need to slap them in the face in public to arouse their resentment.
As the saying goes, it is better to resolve enemies than to make them end.
"Okay..."
"Oh, by the way."
Just as Nissen was about to leave, David stopped him again and said, "After it's done, Let’s go to Chicago.”
A few days have passed, and there is still no response from major cryptocurrency companies such as Ethereum. It seems that they are planning not to shed tears before seeing the coffin.
Chicago is the hometown of Ethereum. He also wanted to find out about this company this time. Then he can manipulate the other party how he wants!
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56 Washington Street.
Mofield was reviewing some Binance investigation reports in his office when suddenly there was a knock on the door, and he immediately shouted ‘come in’. "Mr. Morfield, this is a document sent by an anonymous person, saying it is related to Binance."
Hearing this, a trace of suspicion flashed in Morfield's eyes, and then he immediately took it, opened it and took out the file inside.
But as the contents inside came into view, his originally curious expression dimmed instantly, and finally he became furious and slapped the file on the table.
Yes, this document was sent by David.
As for the content inside, it is naturally evidence of his corruption and bribery during this period.
A few minutes later, Morfield suppressed his anger and picked up the phone on the table: "Deputy Prosecutor Van Persie, come to my office, yes now."
Van Persie also recognized Morfield. There was urgency in his tone, and he didn't dare to neglect it. In less than two minutes, he opened the door and walked in. Looking at the scary Morfield with a dark face, he tentatively asked: "What's the matter, Prosecutor Morfield?"
"You'll know just by looking at this."
Looking along Morfield's line of sight, Van Persie also saw the document on the table, and immediately picked it up and started checking it.
But as the contents of these materials came into his eyes, his face became the same as Mofield's before, the color of pig's liver appeared.
"How...how could this happen..."
Everyone in Van Persie was stunned.
Not only does it contain detailed information about his bribery, but it also contains information about almost everyone in their entire investigation team. Who is going to punish them?
How did you collect such detailed information?
Oh, by the way, could it be...
Van Persie seemed to have thought of something, and quickly picked up the file bag containing the documents and checked it. Soon, he found a signature on it.
When he saw the two words 'David' on the sender's page, he suddenly understood. Then he looked at Morfield and said: "Prosecutor Morfield, I said it yesterday, I offended I'm afraid it won't take David a second to catch this. I didn't expect that in just one night, we would be in trouble..."
Morfield still has a mother-like face, but until now he still can't think of it. Understand, he had obviously arranged for someone to clean up the tail last night, and it was just a night's work. Where did this bastard David collect such detailed information?
"Prosecutor Morfield, he probably sent this as a warning to us. Since he wants to protect Binance so fiercely, I think we should not continue the investigation of Binance. Otherwise, you My reputation will be ruined.”
It can be seen that Van Persie is really panicked, and the corners of his mouth are trembling.
"If you don't investigate? Then how can you explain to the superiors and those consortia?"
"An explanation? What else do you need to explain at this time? If the superiors have the ability, they can send another investigation team to investigate!"
Seeing that Morfield was still indifferent, Van Persie continued to admonish: "Prosecutor Morfield, let's save ourselves first. Do you want to go to jail?"
That's all. For this reason, Morfield weighed the pros and cons in his mind for a while, and finally picked up the phone and dialed the number of a senior executive of the Department of Justice...
Soon after, the U.S. Department of Justice received the news, and the entire The top brass of the department were in an uproar.
However, after some discussions, most senior executives finally chose to agree to cancel the investigation of Binance.
First, because the IRS is indeed powerful.
Secondly, since David, the evil star, is determined to protect Binance, and he also has dirty information about the entire special investigation team, the top officials of the Ministry of Justice are naturally afraid that they will be investigated.
Of course, the most important thing is that Binance is not valuable enough to make the Department of Justice and the Internal Revenue Service break up.
46 Elliott Bay, Seattle.
Lin Huaide hurriedly broke into Zhao Changpeng's office without even knocking on the door, and said in a surprised voice: "Changpeng, I just received the news that the Special Prosecutor's Office on Washington Street has been withdrawn."
"Really! Does that mean that the investigation of our Binance has been terminated?"
Hearing this, Zhao Changpeng also became short of breath.
After the collapse of the conversation with Morfield last night, to be honest, he was still a little frustrated, and also a little worried that David now had to deal with big companies such as Ethereum and USDT and had no time to take care of his affairs.
What I didn’t expect was that in just one night, the situation would change so dramatically.
"Although there is no clear news yet, the prosecutor's office has withdrawn, which definitely means that the investigation of our Binance has come to an end."
Although what Lin Huaide said is very reasonable, for After thoroughly verifying the matter, Zhao Changpeng immediately took out his mobile phone, found David's number and dialed it.
The call was quickly answered, and he couldn't wait to say: "Director David, I received news here that the Special Prosecutor's Office has been withdrawn. Did you take action?"
"What else?"
Although these were just three fluttering words, they fell in Zhao Changpeng's ears like the sound of nature. He also said with great joy: "David Director, I really don’t know what to say, but thank you very much for your help!”
Since the Ministry of Justice launched an investigation into Binance, Zhao Changpeng has not been able to eat well or sleep well. He even often dreams that control of the company has been taken away, and he himself has been thrown into prison.
From today on, he no longer has to worry about this!
“No need to thank me, remember the terms we agreed on. In the future, Binance, you have to help me supervise the transactions of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum USDT. Don’t make any mistakes!”< br>
“This is natural. From now on, every month, oh no, half a month, I will submit to you a detailed transaction data of major cryptocurrency companies.”
< br>Although submitting data once every half month will consume manpower and material resources, in order to show his loyalty, Zhao Changpeng believes that it is all worth it.
"Very good, keep in touch. I'm about to board the plane."
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Chicago, 77th floor of Willis Tower, Ethereum headquarters.
At this time, Wakelin was discussing with a group of senior executives how to deal with David's investigation next.
At this moment, his assistant broke in and said: "Mr. Wakelin, we just received the news that the Department of Justice has canceled its investigation into Binance."
"What did you say? How is this possible..."
Not only Wakelin, but all the senior officials of Ethereum present were stunned.
The reason why Binance is being investigated by the Department of Justice is not only because its boss Zhao Changpeng is of Chinese descent but also because cryptocurrency companies like them are adding fuel to the flames.
And they have already discussed with major financial groups that once Zhao Changpeng is kicked out of Binance, everyone will share the world's largest cryptocurrency trading company.
But now it seems that the fruits of victory will be harvested soon, and the Ministry of Justice suddenly canceled the investigation?
What kind of plane is this?
"Mr. Wakelin, I have asked some people in the Ministry of Justice for information. It is said that this matter was canceled due to force majeure factors. But as for the force majeure factors, they It was not stated clearly.”
“Force majeure?”
Wicklin and others were confused again.
The damn Department of Justice is a real power department in the United States. What force majeure factors can cause them to let go of the fat?
"Wait..."
A senior executive seemed to have thought of something, his eyes widened and he said: "Didn't Binance go to the IRS to file a tax declaration yesterday, and what he said to the media later was even more like It's like acting as the IRS's dog-legger. Could it be that the IRS came forward in this matter?"
These words can be said to wake up the dreamer.
Yes, if there is any department in the United States that can make the Department of Justice give in, the IRS is definitely the one.
If the IRS came forward to protect Binance, then it would make sense for the Department of Justice to drop the investigation!
(End of this chapter)