Chapter 10 - Corrupt Local Police Officers Abandon Sterling In His Hour
Inside the downtown holding cell, Arthur Sterling paced back and forth like a trapped animal in a cage.
He slammed his fists against the iron bars, demanding to speak with Commander Hayes of the Chicago Police Department.
“Tell Hayes that Arthur Sterling is down here!” Arthur yelled at the guard standing watch in the dim corridor.
“Commander Hayes isn't taking your calls today, Sterling,” the guard replied flatly, not even bothering to look up.
“He resigned an hour ago after federal marshals seized his personal bank accounts.”
Arthur’s face turned ashen, and his knees gave out, causing him to slide down the cold concrete wall to the floor.
He had spent ten years paying off local cops and city inspectors to look the other way while he crushed vulnerable workers.
Now, the entire foundation of his corrupt little kingdom had vanished in less than a day because of a waitress and a little girl.
The heavy steel door at the end of the hallway swung open, and two federal marshals entered wearing body armor.
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“Sterling, you're being transferred to a federal penitentiary upstate pending trial,” the lead marshal announced.
Arthur curled into a ball on the floor, weeping uncontrollably as the cold steel handcuffs were locked around his wrists.
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