american tax collector

Chapter 329 Arrest and Prosecution
In the following period, Murdoch, in cooperation with the media arranged by his own company, continued to imply that David had interfered in this incident.

Although many people do not believe that the scandal exposed by News Corporation was manipulated by David behind the scenes, it did cause some small response due to the powerful media channels of the group.

After the press conference ended, the Los Angeles IRS immediately announced that it would hold a press conference, and Director David personally came out to speak, which instantly attracted the attention of the entire network.

Although the Los Angeles IRS did not explicitly state the purpose of this press conference, everyone could see that this was definitely a response to Murdoch's previous remarks.

Everyone perked up, wanting to see what kind of response David would get.

Los Angeles IRS.

Less than half an hour after the news of the press conference came out, all the major media arrived here, set up their cameras and waited.

"Director David is here!"

About ten minutes later, someone at the scene shouted, and the reporters who were whispering to each other immediately stopped talking and looked up.

Sure enough, David, dressed in formal attire, appeared, surrounded by Bakinison and others.

Coming under the spotlight, he pressed his hands together and spoke without hesitation: "Hello, fellow journalists and viewers across the country, I am David, the Director of the Los Angeles Internal Revenue Service. I believe you have already guessed the purpose of this press conference. Yes, in view of some remarks made by Mr. Murdoch of News Corporation not long ago, I think we must come out and respond!"

Hearing that it was just as they thought, the reporters at the scene and the people who were watching the live broadcast all pricked up their ears.

"First of all, I must clarify that the recent scandal of News Corporation has nothing to do with our IRS. We also do not have the ability to instruct the FBI to act as our 'thugs'. After all, although the two departments belong to the law enforcement agencies of the United States, they are completely independent agencies and perform their respective duties."

"Secondly, I think Mr. Murdoch has misunderstood the priorities of this matter. No matter what happens, judging from the documents and tapes released by the FBI, the wiretapping scandal is very likely to have occurred, and it involves serious illegal issues. I think News Corporation should explain this matter and give the public an account, instead of trying to divert everyone's attention with other things!"

Isn't Murdoch trying to divert public attention from the News Corporation's phone-hacking scandal by dragging him into this?

And now David's words can be regarded as a counterattack on him.

"Yes, why does this old guy Murdoch come up with 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?"

"Director David is right. The most serious problem in this matter is that News Corporation is guilty of serious crimes such as wiretapping and insider trading. Even if someone else wants to get rid of him, it can be regarded as getting rid of harm to the people!"

"This guy Murdoch is so cunning. He wants to play the role of a pitiful person to win our sympathy and distract our attention. He should explain the wiretapping and corruption incidents clearly first!"

After being reminded by David, many people who had been distracted before finally reacted, and the pressure instantly returned to News Corporation.

Poor Murdoch from News Corporation, he just got a chance to catch his breath, but immediately he was caught in a larger pool of saliva than before, which made him even more angry.

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In the next few days, Gavin, under David's instructions, obviously increased his firepower and released a number of important documents about News Corporation's illegal activities.

This also caused News Corporation's stock market to plummet. Since the scandal broke out, the direct decline has exceeded 60 percent.

But it is worth mentioning that the reason why News Corporation's stock price fell so dramatically is of course that the scandal was the most important factor. Another factor is that the group's management has been frantically selling some overseas assets, constantly disbanding its media channels, and withdrawing the businesses of various subsidiaries in the past few days...

Such an attitude of packing up and leaving naturally caused the capital market to have a serious decline in confidence, which also caused the group's market value to plummet.

Los Angeles IRS.

"Director David, we need to speed up the progress. Otherwise, even if we gain control of this group, it may just be an unfinished project in the end."

"Yes, the Freemasons are now clearly aware of our intention to seize News Corporation, and are acting with the attitude of destroying it if they can't get it. We can't go on like this!"

"I received some inside information from them. They said that they are destroying a large amount of core information within the group these days, and have also dismissed a large number of media channels. If this continues, we will lose more than we gain!"

Ted, Sally and John were in the director's office, but at this moment each of their expressions and tones seemed a little anxious.

The reason they agreed to let David get involved in this fight was simply because they valued the big piece of fat meat that was News Corporation.

But now, that group of Jews have obviously seen that they are powerless to save the situation, so they are acting with the attitude that I can't protect it and I can't leave it to you.

According to the current situation, if it is delayed for a few days, and Murdoch and his gang really turn this group into an unfinished building, then they will not only not make any profit, but they may have to inject capital and deal with a series of messes after taking over, which is not worth the loss.

David, who was sitting here, also had a gloomy expression on his face and felt a little depressed.

He also didn't expect that group of Jews could be so cruel. They destroyed such a big group without any regret at all.

However, what makes him most depressed is not this. What makes him most depressed is that the FBI is different from the IRS. The IRS has the privilege of acting first and reporting later, as well as privileges that many departments do not have.

In other words, if it was the IRS that took action against News Corporation this time, they could have directly frozen the group's funds, operations and other businesses, and there would be no chance for those Jews to take advantage of the opportunity to do whatever they wanted.

The bad thing is that the FBI does not have such privilege. Before the charges are proven, they must abide by the law and cannot overstep their authority to interfere in the operations of other groups.

In fact, it is not to say that the FBI does not have enough evidence to convict News Corporation. On the contrary, the documents and materials David gave Gavin are definitely sufficient to convict him.

But even if it is enough to convict, some judicial procedures must be followed. We cannot be as overbearing as the IRS, which has the power to bypass the judicial process.

And another point is that if the conviction was announced too early, News Corporation would have to be suspended from the stock market, and Ted, Sally and John would not be able to gain control of the group.

Therefore, David is very depressed and helpless about the current situation.

At this moment, the sound of a phone call broke the slightly frozen atmosphere. David picked up the phone and saw that it was Gavin calling. His expression changed and he immediately pressed the answer button: "Go ahead."

"Chief David, we have finally completed the process here!"

Gavin's tone was somewhat relieved.

Of course, he also knew that News Corporation had been frantically "self-destructing" these days, but he had no choice. The FBI was like that. Everything had to comply with the laws and regulations of the Ministry of Justice, especially for such a large group company. Even if the evidence was sufficient, it would take some time to complete the process. Thinking of this, he envied the various privileges of the IRS. If it was the IRS, why would it be so troublesome and laborious!

"Is that so? Can we announce it now?"

David was relieved to hear this. If things continued like this, News Corporation would be left with only a shell, 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 any longer."

"it is good."

After hanging up the phone, David looked at the three people sitting opposite him and said, "I just received a notice that Gavin's procedures have been completed. You can go back and prepare early."

Upon hearing this, the three people who were originally frowning suddenly became overjoyed.

Although the value of News Corporation has been greatly reduced due to the "self-destruction" of that group of Jews in recent days.

But as long as the FBI announces the end of the investigation and follows the prosecution process, that group of Jews will not be able to continue to cause trouble.

And if they take over, as long as they try their best to repair it, although we cannot guarantee that the group can be restored to its peak state, it should be no problem to restore it to half of its peak state.

Even if it was half, combined with the large market share that News Corp previously occupied, it would be enough for the three of them to make a lot of profit.

Here, after Gavin released the press conference reporting the results of News Corporation's investigation, the entire Internet was instantly in an uproar, and various media immediately came to the FBI office in New York and set up cameras.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Gavin walked out surrounded by detectives from the investigation team.

At this moment, his hair stood up shiny, he was wearing a slim black suit, and his face showed a smug look.

Since announcing the investigation into News Corporation, he became famous overnight across the United States. Due to the huge impact of the 911 phone-hacking scandal, he was hailed as a fighter who dared to fight against power.

And once he announces the outcome of this incident and brings all the News Corporation people to court and convicts them, with such great prestige and achievements in his hands, he will definitely be promoted.

In addition, now that he has secured David's support, as the other party said, it is not impossible for him to become the top boss of the FBI in the future!
"Agent Gavin, is the investigation into News Corporation over?"

"Agent Gavin, have the charges against News Corporation been proven?"

"Agent Gavin..."

Under the questioning of the reporters, Gavin finally came back to his senses. He walked under the spotlight, put his hands down, and said, "Yes, regarding the investigation of News Corporation, our investigation team has completed the investigation."

"In addition to the documents and recordings that have been released over this period of time, we have already obtained evidence of multiple crimes such as News Corporation's wiretapping, insider trading, bribery, and manipulation of public opinion. Now I officially announce that the FBI will arrest and prosecute Tony Aldridge, Theodore Xavier... and others!"

When Gavin took these people away before, he just did it in the name of cooperating with the investigation, but now he directly used the word "arrest". The two meanings are different.

"Haha, he's finally been formally arrested!"

"I hope these bastards will be sentenced to 100 years. Oh no, it would be better if they were sentenced to years in prison like the IRS!"

"You're overthinking it. The FBI doesn't have the same privileges as the IRS. They have to abide by most laws and regulations. It's impossible for them to impose such a heavy sentence."

"Wait... these senior executives of News Corporation have been arrested, but as the top leader of the group, Murdoch also has to take responsibility, right?"

When this announcement came out, people all over the country applauded.

But soon, some people raised questions because the name of the group boss Murdoch was not among the arrests announced by the FBI.

In fact, the reason why Murdoch was able to stay out of trouble was certainly not Gavin's intention, but David's.

First of all, Murdoch is a member of the Freemasonry group, and he has a very important influence 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.

The final result is likely to be the same as Jeff the Mute Amazon last time, where the White House will jump out and intervene to prevent him from going too far.

Secondly, this time he used the FBI.

Although many senior FBI officials were under pressure from him and the Ansa Group, they eventually acquiesced to Gavin doing this.

But if Murdoch is implicated, it would mean a direct break between the FBI and the Freemasonry, which their top brass would definitely not allow.

Finally, David did not have much personal grudge against Murdoch. After dealing with News Corporation, he was no longer constrained and could smoothly go to the General Administration to serve as his National Tax Inspector General.

In other words, the most important thing for him now is to prepare for his job in Washington, and there is no need to waste any more energy on this matter.

In the following period, the media asked Gavin about the details of the investigation.

Some reporters who wanted to attract traffic even asked directly whether this matter was related to David or had David's help, as Murdoch said a few days ago?
Of course, Gavin denied this.

Afterwards, Gavin announced the date of the prosecution, which would be set in three days.

There is actually no other way because we have to wait three days. As mentioned before, the FBI does not have the same privileges as the IRS, so the necessary procedures must still be followed.

And three days later was the fastest deadline Gavin could get.

But fortunately, he was comforted by the fact that with the evidence provided by David, as long as the senior executives of News Corporation were brought to court, they would definitely not be able to clear their charges, so he didn't mind waiting for a few days.

(End of this chapter)