Chapter 17 - Justice Finally Catches Up With The Greedy Conspirators
Six months later, the federal district court in Manhattan was packed to capacity for the high-profile criminal sentencing hearings.
Judge Sterling adjusted his spectacles, looking down from the elevated mahogany bench with stern, uncompromising gravity.
Nathan Cross and Claire Bennett sat side by side at the defense table in bright orange jumpsuits, looking hollow and defeated.
“The crimes committed against corporate integrity, federal wire statutes, and human liberty demand the harshest possible penalties,” the judge ruled.
The gavel slammed down with a sharp, echoing crack that sealed their fates inside maximum-security federal penitentiaries.
Nathan was sentenced to thirty years without parole, while Claire received twenty-five years for conspiracy and unlawful imprisonment.
As federal marshals dragged them out of the courtroom, neither of them dared to look up toward the gallery where Dominic sat quietly.
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Justice hadn't just been served; it had set an unshakeable precedent across the American legal and financial landscapes.
The corrupt chapter of the Vale empire was officially closed forever.
