Chapter 300 The Entire Investigation Team Is in Trouble
After more than two hours of flight, the plane landed at Tacoma International Airport.
After leaving the airport lobby, the four people hailed a taxi and came to the opposite side of the Special Prosecutor's Office on Washington Street and walked into a coffee shop.
"Half a cup of latte, thank you."
After ordering a cup of coffee and finding a window seat for easy surveillance, David cast his eyes in the direction of the prosecutor's office across the street.
Perhaps because it was lunch time, many people came out of the office soon.
[Name: Colclough Boris. ]
[Occupation: Justice Department investigator. ]
[Income: Legal monthly income of $9,800, illegal income of $23,000. ]
[Income details: On February 3, he received $5,000 from an illegal person and withdrew the investigation against him. On April 12, he received $6,000 and downgraded a case...]
[More details:...]
[Tax payable: $2,300. ]
...
[Name: Finn Caesar. 】
【Occupation: Justice Department investigator. 】
【Income: $9,800 legal income per month, $33,000 illegal income. 】
【Income details: ...】
【Tax payable: $3,300. 】
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【……】
As the information of these investigators continued to emerge, David immediately took out a pen and paper and wrote down some important information.
It was not until half an hour later that he saw that there were no Justice Department personnel in the office, and he tore off the written information from the notebook, handed it to Simmons and Bucky, and said: "Go find the local IRS and ask them to cooperate and get these information for me."
"Understood."
In the following time, David was still secretly monitoring the situation in the office, because what he got now were some small-time information, and the Mofield prosecutor had not appeared yet, so he had to wait until this guy showed up.
Time soon came to five o'clock in the afternoon.
During this period, there was no call from the Los Angeles IRS, which also confirmed that David's guess was correct.
If these big companies wanted to come to him to file tax returns, they should have come yesterday. If these companies didn't come yesterday, they probably wouldn't come today.
At this moment, two people walked out of the office opposite, bringing David back to his senses.
[Name: Morfield Norton. ]
[Occupation: prosecutor under the Ministry of Justice. ]
[Income: legal income of $18,000, illegal income of $610,000. ]
[Income details: On March 11, he received $50,000 from FBI senior investigator Erm to cancel the criminal investigation of his son. On May 4, he received $100,000 from congressional candidate Rich to help him destroy the accusation documents of the Ministry of Justice...]
[More details:...]
[Tax payable: $241,560. ]
...
[Name: Van Persie Quinn. ]
[Occupation: deputy prosecutor under the Ministry of Justice. ]
[Income: legal income of $15,000, illegal income of $220,000. 】
[Income details: ...]
[More details: ...]
[Tax payable: 66,545 US dollars. 】
"That's easy..."
David smiled. He was afraid that the special prosecutor was relatively honest, and it would be difficult to find evidence against him. Now it seems that he was still worrying too much.
Most crows in the world are black, and white ones are always a minority.
Especially for people like this who have a certain amount of power, with so many people begging and flattering, it is hard to say that someone will not fall.
"Let's go, find a place to stay first."
Although he has already got evidence against this prosecutor and most of his followers, David cannot leave Seattle for the time being because he still needs to investigate and collect evidence. He has to wait until the evidence is gathered before he can leave.
The sun sets, and another day ends.
In Los Angeles, seeing that the figures of major cryptocurrency companies such as USDT and Ethereum still have not appeared, the media squatting here are a little disappointed.
But soon everyone's expectations became heavier.
Because this is the second day after David named the companies, but these major cryptocurrency companies still did not show up, which further confirmed the speculation of many people, that is, these major companies are going to stick to their guns!
The next day, 8:30 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 walked 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 handed over to the media or the local IRS, they will have a hard time!"
"No, just sign my name and hand it over to them."
Although it is intended to cover Binance, the Ministry of Justice is also a powerful department, and there is no need to slap them in the face in public and cause them to resent it.
As the saying goes, it is better to resolve an enemy than to make one.
"Okay..."
"Oh, right."
Just as Neeson was about to leave, David stopped him again and said, "After we get it done, let's go to Chicago."
Several days have passed, and Ethereum and other cryptocurrency giants still haven't responded. It seems that they are determined not to cry until they see the coffin.
And Chicago is the hometown of Ethereum. He also wanted to find out about this company this time. Then he can do whatever he wants to do to the other party!
…
56 Washington Street.
Morfield was reviewing some Binance investigative 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 heard the urgency in Morfield's tone, and he did not 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 asked tentatively: "What's wrong, Morfield?" Prosecutor?"
"You'll know just by looking at this."
Following 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 this information came into view, his face turned the color of pig liver, just like Mofield before.
"How...how could this happen..."
Van Persie and everyone are going crazy.
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 could such detailed information be collected?
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 the signature on it.
When he saw the two words "David" as the sender on it, he suddenly understood. Then he looked at Morfield and said: "Prosecutor Morfield, I said it yesterday, I'm afraid if I offend this David, It didn’t take seconds, I didn’t expect that in just one night’s work, we were in trouble…”
Morfield still has a motherly face, but even now he still can't figure it out. He clearly arranged for someone to clean up the tail last night, and it was just a night's work. This bastard Dai Dai Where did Wei 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, both you and I will be ruined. "
It could be seen that Van Persie was indeed panicked, and the corners of his mouth were trembling.
"If you don't investigate? Then how can you explain to the superiors and those consortiums?"
"Explain? At this point, what else do you need to explain? 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?"
Having said that, 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 official in the Ministry of Justice...
Soon after, the U.S. Department of Justice received the news, and the entire department's top brass was in an uproar.
However, after some discussions, most senior executives finally chose to agree to cancel the investigation of Binance.
One is because the IRS is indeed powerful.
Second, since David, the evil star, is determined to protect Binance and 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 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?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Changpeng also became short of breath.
After the talk with Morfield collapsed 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 is over."
Although what Lin Huaide said made sense, in order to thoroughly verify the matter, Zhao Changpeng immediately took out his mobile phone, found David's number and dialed it.
The call was quickly connected, 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?"
"if not?"
Although these were just three fluttering words, they fell in Zhao Changpeng's ears like the sound of nature. He was also overjoyed and said: "Director David, I really don't know what to say. Anyway, thank you very much. help!"
Since the Department of Justice launched an investigation into Binance, Zhao Changpeng has not been able to eat or sleep well, and even often dreams that the control of the company has been taken away, and he himself has been thrown into prison.
And from today on, he no longer has to worry about this!
"Don't thank me, remember the terms we agreed on. In the future, you Binance will help me supervise the trading of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum USDT, and don't make any mistakes!"
"This is natural. From now on, every month, oh no, every half a month, I will submit to you a detailed transaction data of major cryptocurrency companies."
Although submitting data every half a month will consume manpower and material resources, in order to show his loyalty, Zhao Changpeng thinks it's all worth it.
"Very good, contact me again, I'm going to board the plane."
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Chicago, 77th floor of Willis Tower, Ethereum headquarters.
At this time, Viklin was discussing with a group of senior executives how to deal with David's investigation next.
At this moment, his assistant rushed in and said, "Mr. Weiklin, I just received news that the Department of Justice has canceled the investigation into Binance."
"What did you say? How is this possible..."
Not only Weiklin, but all the senior executives of Ethereum present were stunned.
The reason why Binance was investigated by the Department of Justice was not only because its boss Zhao Changpeng was targeted because he was Chinese, but also because these cryptocurrency companies were fueling the flames.
And they had already discussed with major consortiums that once Zhao Changpeng was kicked out of Binance, everyone would share the world's largest cryptocurrency trading company.
But now it seems that it will not be long before the fruits of victory are reaped, and the Department of Justice suddenly canceled the investigation?
What is going on?
"Mr. Weiklin, I have inquired about the news from some people in the Department of Justice. It is said that this matter was cancelled due to interference from force majeure, but as for what force majeure it is, they did not say it clearly."
"Force majeure?"
Weklin and others were confused again.
As a powerful department in the United States, what force majeure can make the Department of Justice let go of the fat meat that was poured out?
"Wait..."
A senior executive seemed to have thought of something, and said with wide eyes: "Didn't Binance go to the IRS to file tax returns yesterday? And the subsequent statement to the media was like a lackey of the IRS. Could it be that the IRS intervened in this matter?"
This statement can be said to be a wake-up call.
Yes, if you want to say which department in the United States can make the Department of Justice admit defeat, the IRS must be one of them.
If it is the IRS that intervenes to protect Binance, then the withdrawal of the investigation by the Department of Justice makes sense!