Chapter 16 - Nora Faces Her Past Inside The Federal Courthouse
Two months later, the federal district court in Manhattan was packed to capacity for the preliminary criminal arraignment hearings.
Nora walked up the marble steps of the courthouse holding her head high, flanked by Dante Vance and a team of top federal attorneys.
Flashbulbs popped across the public plaza, but she didn't flinch or lower her gaze for a single second of the media storm.
Inside the courtroom, Cameron sat at the defense table in a bright orange jumpsuit, looking hollow, broken, and utterly defeated.
When Nora walked past the gallery to take her seat in the front row, Cameron looked up and met her steady, fearless eyes.
He opened his mouth to speak, but the federal marshal standing behind him nudged him forward with a stern, silent warning.
Judge Reynolds adjusted his glasses, looking down from the elevated bench with a stern, uncompromising expression of justice.
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“The charges of financial fraud, interstate extortion, and domestic conspiracy are fully substantiated by federal evidence,” the judge ruled.
Gasp ripples echoed through the gallery as the judge denied bail outright, locking the conspirators away until the trial date.
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