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Quintina also felt Kylie’s emotional fluctuations.
circumst
“Don’t be nervous,” Quintina’said. “The prosecution’s lawyer is just making a statement about this case. Under normal it won’t change or affect the verdict of the entire case. There’s still a fundamental difference between a prosecution’s lawyer and a plaintiff’s lawyer.
“The plaintiff’s lawyer has to fight for his client’s best interests. The prosecution’s lawyer usually restores the truth,” Quintina continued.
Kylie thought, ‘But what if the prosecution’s lawyer didn’t want to restore the truth?”
“Let’s wait and see,” Quintina whispered in Kylie’s car. “If there’s really overly obvious targeting, we’ll see if we can find a way to replace the lawyer. After all, there’s a lot of attention on this case. It’s easy to create public opinion.”
Kylie nodded.
For now, she could only wait and see.
She couldn’t help but glance at Ethan again.
Ethan definitely knew Adam. Adam had appeared and been praised frequently in many media magazines. Since she saw those reports, Ethan must have seen them, too. Perhaps he and Adam had even interacted before.
However, Ethan’s expression did not change at all. He was not nervous at all, let alone flustered.
Kylie took a deep breath and remained calm.
Adam was tall and handsome, giving off a refined and sharp feeling.
He stood up and walked to the middle to state the facts, “On February 13th, we received a joint report. When Ethan Hayden was in Atshanti, mainly from 2018 to 2021, he used the platform of Hayden Group to collect funds and information, colluding with the suspects, Keith Honor and Stevenson Kahn, to carry out securities and futures trading. Through buying and selling futures contracts, he manipulated the trading volume and price of the securities and futures markets, creating misinformation about the securities and futures markets. This caused 83 investors to make securities investment decisions without knowing the truth, allowing him to illegally profit more than 2.5 billion dollars. At the same time, he helped the largest international criminal organization, Keithson Group, launder money and illegally profited more than 1.5 billion dollars. In total, he profited more than 4 billion dollars.
“On February 14th, the Prosecutor’s Office of Toville was instructed by the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office to investigate Ethan in accordance with legal procedures. The facts of the crime were clear. As a result, the prosecution filed a lawsuit.”
The presiding judge nodded. “The indictment is established. Please hand the evidence of the defendant’s crime to the judges.
Adam handed it over to the staff.
The staff respectfully handed it to the judges.
Adam said, “Your Honor, please allow the victim of this case and whistleblower to appear in court.”
“Permission granted.”
Amiddle-aged man walked d into t
the courtroom.
The moment he saw Ethan, he could not help but feel agitated. “Ethan, I wish I could kill you. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t. have gone bankrupt, and my family wouldn’t have fallen apart…
“Silence, the presiding judge said sternly. “No noise is allowed in the courtroom.”
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The man gritted his teeth and calmed himself down.
Adam asked the man, “What’s your name?”
“Robert Taylor,” the man replied angrily.
“What is your relationship with the defendant, Ethan?”
“In the past, we were business partners. Now, we are enemies!” Robert said fiercely. “Back then, he was the one who tricked me into investing in venture capital. I invested all my assets and lost more than 400 million dollars.”
“Are you sure he asked you to invest? What evidence do you have?”
“I have a record of our conversation. As he spoke, Robert took out the evidence.
Adam handed it over to the judges and the presiding judge.
“Alright, thank you.” Adam was straightforward and ended his questioning. “Your Honor, please allow the other suspects, Keith Honor and Stevenson Kahn, to appear in court.”
“Permission granted.”
“Keith, what is your relationship with the defendant, Ethan?”
“I work in the overseas market of Hayden Group. I’m the sales department manager of the overseas market. I’m Ethan’s subordinate.”
“What about yo
you.
Stevenson?”
“I’m the public relations department manager of the overseas market. I’m also Ethan’s subordinate.”
“Were you forced by Ethan to engage in illegal profiteering during your tenure, such as manipulating securities and helping an illegal organization launder money?” Adam asked.
“Objection.” The defendant’s lawyer, George Montgory, suddenly stood up agitatedly. “I object to the prosecution’s lawyer deliberately misleading the suspect to say something untrue.”
“Objection sustained. Counsel for the prosecution, please watch your words,” the presiding judge said sternly.
“Yes,” Adam replied respectfully.
In court, he did not act arrogant because of his status.
He rephrased his sentence. “Were you involved in illegal activities such as securities manipulation and illegal money laundering under the name of the overseas market of Hayden Group?”
“Yes,” Keith and Stevenson answered one after another and confessed.
“What’s the total amount involved?”
“More than 4 billion dollars.” Keith and Stevenson confirmed.
“Alright, thank you,”
Adam turned to face the presiding judge. “Your Honor, the prosecution has finished stating the facts.”
“Counsel for the prosecution, please return to your seat. The defendant’s lawyer, please plead your case.”
George stood up and said righteously to the presiding judge, “I plead not guilty for my client.”
As soon as he finished speaking, there was an uproar in the courtroom.
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Someone said, “Is he crazy? How could he still plead not guilty?
“Strange things happen every year, especially this year.”
“Could Ethan have wanted to follow what Kylie did last time? But the point is, is he really innocent?”
“This is clearly a defense that disrupts the order of the court. Can the punishment be increased?”
The presiding judge’s face darkened. “Silence!”
Everyone in the courtroom became quiet,
Kylie also heard the discussions around her. She could not say anything. She was nervous the entire time.
“My client did not participate in the alleged securities manipulation and illegal money laundering. My client was completely unaware that Keith and Stevenson had used his name to collect funds illegally and launder money,” George enunciated each
word.
“Defendant, please provide evidence to prove that you were not involved in the crime,” the presiding judge said.
“Firstly, the amount of more than 4 billion dollars is not in my client’s account. If my client was involved, then my client should have a share of the money. However, from the current investigation, although the money in all my client’s accounts is more than 4 billion dollars, it is all legitimately obtained by my client. I can provide all the income and expenses of my client from 2015 to 2021
“Secondly, I have a copy of the account details of Keith and Stevenson. It could be seen that from 2018 to 2021, they had many illegal incomes of unknown origin, totaling more than 1.36 billion dollars.
“Finally, I have a recording here that can completely clear my client of suspicion. Your Honor, please allow me to play it in
court.
