Chapter 16 - Police Execute The Federal Arrest Warrants At Dawn
The misty dawn broke over the Manhattan skyline as four unmarked federal SUVs surrounded the secluded downtown diner.
Victoria sat in a corner booth counting cash from a leather briefcase when the front glass doors pushed open suddenly.
“Victoria Vance, you are under federal arrest for racketeering, wire fraud, and conspiracy,” Agent Vance declared firmly.
She leaped to her feet, knocking her coffee cup across the table as federal marshals moved in from all sides.
“You can’t do this! Do you know who my lawyers are?” she screamed, thrashing violently as the steel cuffs snapped shut.
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“Your lawyers can speak for you in a federal holding cell, Ms. Vance,” Vance replied without missing a beat.
She was hauled out into the cold morning air under the glaring lights of media camera flashes and rolling news crews.
