Chapter 16 - Federal Marshals Raid The Vance Global Corporate Offices
At six o'clock the following morning, while dawn broke over the rain-soaked streets of Manhattan, four black FBI vans pulled up to Vance Global.
Twenty armed federal agents poured into the glass skyscraper on Wall Street, carrying federal search warrants signed by a U.S. District Judge.
Employees watched in utter shock as agents seized server drives, financial ledgers, and encrypted communication logs from the executive suites.
At the same time, two federal sedans pulled up to Senator Vance’s private residence in Bethesda, Maryland, blocking the driveway completely.
Senator Vance stepped out onto his front porch in his bathrobe, holding a coffee cup, only to find three federal marshals holding handcuffs.
“Senator Arthur Vance, you are under arrest for federal extortion, maritime fraud, and accessory to corporate murder,” the lead agent read.
News cameras from major American television networks arrived within minutes, capturing live footage of the powerful politician being led away in chains.
In a hotel suite in New Haven, Victoria watched the live broadcast on the wall television, her champagne glass slipping from her fingers and shattering.
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Her father’s political empire, her high-society status, and her access to the Sterling fortune were erased permanently in a matter of hours.
Before she could pack her bags to flee the state, two Connecticut State Police officers knocked loudly on her hotel room door with an arrest warrant.
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