Chapter 16 - THE BLACKMAIL FILES
Maya laid the contents of the vault across a large wooden table inside the federal briefing room. Senior officials from the Pentagon and the Department of Justice gathered around, their faces growing increasingly grim as they scanned the documents.
The binders contained detailed records of illegal weapons transfers, offshore slush funds, and blackmail files on forty high-ranking politicians across the country.
"Arthur Vance compiled this entire database before he was murdered," Maya explained to the Deputy Attorney General. "The Sterlings weren't acting alone; they were the financial managers for a syndicate called 'The Vanguard'."
"If these documents become public, it will trigger the largest political scandal in American history," the Deputy Attorney General stated gravely, adjusting his glasses.
"That's why they need to be made public," Maya declared firmly, looking the official dead in the eye. "My father gave his life for the truth, and I will not let it be buried in a federal safe."
May you like
Suddenly, the red emergency phone on the conference table began to ring, its sharp chime shattering the tense silence of the room.
The Deputy Attorney General picked up the receiver, his face turning pale within seconds. "Say that again, Agent. Where is he?"
