Chapter 14 - Federal Investigators Begin Circling The Vance Shipping Empire
At three o'clock in the morning, the federal field office in lower Manhattan was a hive of intense activity. Special Agent Vance sat at his desk reviewing a thick dossier stamped with red classified headers.
"Sir, we just received an encrypted data drop from an untraceable IP address in midtown," an analyst reported crisply. Agent Vance leaned over the console, studying the financial spreadsheets and wire transfer logs.
"Is this connected to the Vance Shipping embezzlement inquiry?" Vance demanded, tapping his pen against the desk. "It's better than that, sir; it's the complete paper trail of offshore laundering directly linking Evelyn Sterling."
Vance stood up immediately, buttoning his suit jacket with a sharp, decisive motion. "Get a tactical team ready; we're executing a search warrant on the corporate headquarters and the Connecticut estate immediately."
The federal investigation that had taken months to build was suddenly exploding into a full-scale criminal raid. The corrupt board members had no idea that their multi-billion-dollar empire was about to crumble from the top down.
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"Should we pick up Alexander Vance as well?" the analyst asked, holding up a federal subpoena. "No, protect him," Agent Vance ordered firmly. "He's the key witness who brings down the entire syndicate."
The unmarked federal SUVs rolled out into the rainy New York night, sirens silent but moving with lethal purpose.
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