Chapter 11 - Unearthing Past Corporate Crimes
Federal forensic investigators descended upon the mansion's private basement archives like a swarm of determined ants.
Boxes of classified ledgers, offshore wire receipts, and hidden hard drives were hauled out into the sunlit foyer by the hour.
Agents discovered secret compartments behind the mahogany bookshelves containing decades of extortion and forged corporate titles.
Victoria had systematically stolen millions from minority shareholders and suppressed internal audits through sheer intimidation.
The scale of white-collar crime stunned even seasoned federal agents who had seen corruption at the highest levels of Wall Street.
Ethan watched from the second-floor landing as the evidence of his mother's crimes was cataloged and loaded into government vans.
“Mr. Kincaid, the primary server in the vault contains enough proof for a mandatory twenty-year federal sentence,” the lead investigator reported.
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“Make sure every single file is preserved; there will be no plea deals and no backroom pardons,” Ethan instructed firmly.
The investigator nodded respectfully, turning back to direct the team as they dismantled the final pillars of Victoria’s illegal empire.
