Chapter 329 Arrest and Prosecution
In the following time, Murdoch, in cooperation with the media arranged by himself, continued to connotate David's involvement in this incident.
Although many people do not believe that the scandal that broke out at News Corporation was controlled by David behind the scenes, driven by the group's powerful media channels, it did cause some minor repercussions.
After the press conference, the Los Angeles Internal Revenue Service immediately announced that it would hold a press conference, and Director David personally stood up to speak. This instantly attracted the attention of the entire Internet. .
Although the Los Angeles IRS did not clearly state the purpose of this press conference, everyone could see it. This was definitely a response to Murdoch’s previous speech.
Everyone braced themselves to see what kind of response David would have in the future.
Los Angeles IRS.
Less than half an hour after the news of the press conference came out, major media came here, set up cameras and waited.
“Director David is here!”
About ten minutes later, someone at the scene shouted. The reporters who were whispering immediately stopped talking and looked up.
Sure enough, surrounded by Buckinson and others, David appeared in formal attire.
When he came to the spotlight, he pressed his hands and said without any hesitation: "Hello fellow reporters and viewers nationwide, I am David, the director of the Los Angeles Internal Revenue Service. I will announce this conference I believe everyone has already guessed the purpose of the meeting. Yes, in view of some remarks made by Mr. Murdoch of News Corporation not long ago, I think we must come out and respond.”
It turned out to be exactly what they thought! Then, the reporters at the scene and the people watching through the live broadcast pricked their ears seriously.
“First of all, I must clarify that the recent scandals at News Corporation have nothing to do with us at the IRS, and we do not have the ability to instruct the FBI to act as our 'thugs'. After all, although the two departments are both law enforcement agencies in the United States, they are two completely independent agencies that perform their own responsibilities with each other."
"Secondly, I think Mr. Murdoch made a mistake. Regardless of the priority of the matter, judging from the documents and tapes released by the FBI so far, there is a high probability that the wiretapping scandal exists, and it involves serious illegal issues. I think News Corporation There should be an explanation for this matter and an explanation to the people, instead of trying to divert everyone’s attention with other things!”
Didn't Murdoch want to divert public attention from News Corp.'s eavesdropping scandal by dragging him down?
And now David's words can be regarded as turning his army against him.
"Yes, why is this old guy Murdoch doing so many conspiracy theories? Even if the FBI or someone wants to target him, the documents released by the FBI can't be forged, right?"< br>
“Director David is right. The most serious problem in this matter is that News Corporation has major crimes such as eavesdropping and insider trading. Even if others want to mess with him, it can be regarded as eliminating harm for the people! "
"Murdoko is so cunning. He wants to pretend to be pitiful to gain sympathy and distract us. Let's explain the eavesdropping and corruption incidents clearly first!"
Being awakened by David, many people who had been distracted before reacted, and the pressure returned to News Corporation in an instant.
Poor Murdoch from News Corporation, as soon as he got a chance to breathe, he was immediately immersed in even more saliva than before, which made him even more angry.
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In the next few days, Gavin, who was instructed by David, significantly increased his firepower and published a number of important documents on News Corporation's illegal activities.
This has also caused News Corporation's stock market to plummet. Since the scandal broke out, it has fallen by more than 60%.
But it is worth mentioning that the reason why News Corporation has suffered such an exaggerated decline is that the scandal was certainly the most important factor. Another factor is that the management of the group has been frantically selling some overseas assets in the past few days. Assets, and the continuous dismissal of media channels, and the withdrawal of the business of various subsidiaries...
Such an attitude of packing up and leaving, this naturally seriously lowered the confidence of the capital market, which also caused The group's market value plummeted.
Los Angeles IRS.
“Director David, we need to speed up the progress quickly, otherwise even if we gain control of this group, it may just be an unfinished building in the end.”
“Yes, The Freemasons are now aware of our intention to seize News Corporation, and are doing things with the attitude of destroying it if we don’t get it. We can’t go on like this!”
"I have received some internal information from them, saying that in the past few days, their group is destroying a large amount of core information and disbanding media channels on a large scale. If this continues, we will lose more than we gain!"
< br>In the director's office, Ted, Sally, and John were present, but at this moment, each of them looked and sounded a little anxious.
The reason why they allowed David to get involved in this struggle was simply because they valued the big fat piece of News Corporation.
But now, the group of Yu Tai people obviously saw that there was no way to save the situation, so they acted with the attitude that I can't save it and I can't leave it to you.
According to the current situation, if it is a few days later and Murdoch's bastards really turn this group into a "bad building", then they will not say they will make a profit. If you take over, you might have to inject capital and deal with a series of bad things, which would be more than worth the gain.
David, who was sitting here, also had a calm expression and felt a little depressed.
He also didn’t expect that the group of Yu Tai people would be so cruel. Such a big group would destroy it as soon as they said it would be destroyed, without feeling any distress at all.
But that is not what depresses him the most. What depresses him the most is that the FBI is different from the IRS. The IRS has the power to kill first and then report later, and has many privileges that other departments do not have.
In other words, if the IRS were to take action against News Group this time, they could directly freeze the group’s funds, operations and other businesses. How could those Utahns still be there? Take the opportunity to do three or four things.
The bad thing is that the FBI does not have such privileges. Before the charges are confirmed, they must abide by the provisions of the law and cannot interfere with the operations of other people's groups beyond their authority.
In fact, it's not that the FBI doesn't have enough evidence to convict News Corporation. On the contrary, the documents David gave Gavin are definitely enough to convict him.
But even if it is enough to convict, some judicial procedures are required. We cannot be as overbearing as the IRS and have the power to bypass the judicial procedures.
And another point is that if the conviction is announced too early, News Corporation's trading on the stock market will have to be suspended, and Ted, Sally, and John will not be able to gain control of the group.
So, David was very depressed and helpless as a result of the current situation.
At this moment, a phone call broke the slightly solid atmosphere at the scene. David picked it up and looked at it. When he saw that it was Gavin's call, his expression changed and he immediately pressed the answer button. : "Say it."
"Director David, we have finally completed the process here!"
Gavin's tone was a little lucky.
Of course he is also very aware that News Corporation has been crazy about 'self-destruction' these days, but he has no choice. The FBI department is like this. Everything must abide by the laws and regulations of the Ministry of Justice. Especially for such a large group company, even if the evidence is sufficient, it will take some time to complete the process. Thinking of this, he was a little envious of the various privileges of the IRS. If it was the IRS, why would it be so troublesome and laborious!
“Is that so? Can it be announced?”
David also breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. If this continued, News Corporation would be left with nothing but a shelf, and he didn't want to see this situation.
"As long as you agree, we can announce it at any time."
"Then announce it, don't delay."
"Okay."
After hanging up the phone, David looked at the three people sitting across from him and said, "I just received the notification that Gavin's process is complete. You can go back early to prepare."
Upon hearing this, the three people who were still frowning suddenly became overjoyed.
Although in the past few days due to the "self-destruction" of those Jewish people, the value of News Corporation has been greatly reduced.
But as long as the FBI announces the end of the investigation and the process of prosecution, the group of Utahns can no longer continue to toss.
And if they take over, as long as they try their best to repair it, although there is no guarantee that the group can return to its peak state, there should be no problem in returning it to half of its peak state.
Even if it is half, plus the blockbuster market share previously occupied by News Corporation, it is enough for the three of them to make a lot of profits.
Here, after Gavin released the News Corporation investigation results briefing press conference, the entire Internet was instantly abuzz. All media immediately came to the FBI office in New York and set up cameras.
Under the spotlight, Gavin walked out surrounded by detectives from the investigation team.
At this moment, his hair was standing up brightly, he was wearing a slim black suit, and his face showed a proud attitude.
Since announcing the investigation into News Corporation, he has become famous all over the United States overnight, and because the influence of the 911 wiretapping scandal is so great, he has been hailed as a fighter who dares to fight against power. .
And when he announces the results of this incident and brings a group of people from News Corporation to court to be convicted, with such great prestige and achievements in hand, Gao Sheng will definitely not be able to escape. .
In addition, now that he has embraced David, as the other party said, it is not impossible to aspire to the highest position in the FBI in time!
"Agent Gavin, has the investigation into News Corporation ended?"
"Agent Gavin, has News Corporation been proven guilty."
< br>"Agent Gavin..."
Under questioning from reporters, Gavin came back to his senses from his YY state. He walked into the spotlight and pressed down with his hands. Said: "Yes, regarding News Corporation's investigation, our investigation team's investigation has ended."
"In addition to the documents and recordings released during this period, we have obtained evidence of News Corporation's wiretapping, insider trading, bribery, manipulation of public opinion and other crimes. Now I officially announce that the FBI will investigate Tony Aldridge. , Theodore The meanings of the two are different.
“Haha, finally officially arrested!”
“I hope these bastards will be sentenced to 100 years, oh no, it’s best to be sentenced to a thousand years like the IRS!”< br>
“I think too much. The FBI does not have the same privileges as the IRS. Most of them have to abide by laws and regulations, and it is impossible to impose such a harsh sentence.”
"Wait a minute... These top executives of News Corporation have been announced to have been arrested, but as the top leader of the group, Murdoch must also be responsible, right?"
As soon as this announcement came out, people across the country were in a panic. Applause.
But soon, some people also raised doubts, because the name of the group boss Murdoch was not among the arrestees announced by the FBI.
In fact, the reason why Murdoch was able to survive on his own was of course not Gavin’s intention, but David’s intention.
First of all, Murdoch is a member of the Masonic group, and he has a very important position in the group. If David really wants to get him in, the Freemasons will definitely jump out to rescue him at all costs for the sake of face. of.
The final result is very likely to be like Jeff the Dumb Amazon last time. The White House will jump in and intervene to stop him from doing too much.
Secondly, this time he borrowed the FBI's help.
Although many senior officials in the FBI were under pressure from him and the Angsa Group, they finally acquiesced to Gavin's permission to do this.
But if Murdoch is involved, it will be equivalent to directly quarreling between the FBI and the Masonic Group, which their senior officials will definitely not do.
In the end, David did not have much personal grudges with Murdoch. After taking down News Corporation, he no longer had any restrictions and could smoothly go to the General Administration to become his national tax inspector general.
In other words, the most important thing for him now is to prepare for his appointment in Washington. There is no need to spend any more energy on this matter.
In the following time, the media asked Gavin about the details of the investigation.
Some reporters who wanted to gain traffic even directly asked whether this matter had something to do with David or received help from David, as Murdoch said a few days ago. ?
Gavin naturally denied this.
Afterwards, Gavin announced the date of prosecution, which will be set in three days.
The reason why we have to wait until three days later is actually something we can’t do. As I said before, the FBI does not have the privileges of the IRS, so the procedures that need to be followed still need to be followed.
Three days later, this was the fastest time Gavin could get.
But fortunately, he was gratified that with the evidence David gave, as long as the top executives of News Corporation were brought to court, they would definitely not be able to get rid of their charges, so he didn't care about waiting for these few days. Oh my god.
(End of this chapter)