Chapter 17 - Federal Investigators Intercept Secret Offshore Financial Transfers
Inside a secure federal office in downtown Manhattan, blinking computer monitors displayed complex webs of offshore bank accounts. Special Agent Vance watched as automated red warning lights flashed across the main console.
"Sir, we've intercepted a massive automated wire transfer originating from a shell corporation tied to Julian Mercer," an analyst reported crisply. Agent Vance leaned over the desk, studying the digital routing numbers.
"Where are the funds heading?" Vance demanded urgently. "They're being funneled into private accounts in the Cayman Islands under a dummy corporation," the analyst replied, tapping keys rapidly.
"Freeze the accounts immediately," Vance ordered without hesitation. "And issue an immediate federal warrant for Julian Mercer's arrest on charges of corporate fraud and extortion."
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The federal investigators had been quietly building a RICO case against the syndicate Julian and Victor had been working with for months. The net was closing in fast, and there was no escape route left for anyone involved in the conspiracy.
Back in Connecticut, Julian was still picking himself up off the dirt road when two federal SUVs screeched to a halt beside him. Men in tactical gear swarmed the driveway, slapping steel handcuffs onto his wrists before he could even stand upright.
