Legendary FBI Detective

Chapter 553 Elmer: I can introduce you to Bernard Madoff

"Good afternoon, sir."

Knocking on the door and entering Veranith's office, Luo An said with a smile:

"The murderers Lewis Coote and Vivina Torres explained what happened, the interrogation was completed, and then the follow-up processing of the case began."

"Thank you, sit down."

Veranith motioned to Roan to take the chair and sit on it, saying:

"The senator has been arrested on several federal criminal charges."

After all, the other party is a senator, and the follow-up of the case related to him is very troublesome. Considering that there are not many members in the 13th Investigation Team, and the work has been busy enough recently, Mr. Clement handed over the case to others. to deal with.

Veranis told Luo An about this, hoping that Luo An would not think too much.

"OK."

Luo An smiled and nodded. He just didn't want to be pushed out so quickly and attract attention. It would be best for him to leave the cases related to the senator to others.

Veranith's eyes moved slightly, then she took out a white folder, handed it to Luo An, and said:

“Plus, here’s what you got from last year at the Columbus Foundation.”

Luo An took the folder and was stunned for a moment before he remembered what the Columbus Foundation Veranith was talking about.

When the serial murder case was solved (Chapter 43), Luo An was recommended by Veranith to join the Columbus Foundation because of his outstanding performance and huge development potential.

The management staff of the foundation will deduct one-tenth of the salary of the foundation members every month for operation. At Christmas, the foundation will distribute a sum of funds to the foundation members that is higher than the salary deduction.

Later, Luo An performed well, and his level in the foundation rose again and again, and his funding level became higher and higher.

But Luo An later made more and more money from solving crimes, so he put the Columbus Foundation behind him. He didn't expect much money from it, and only regarded it as a human connection.

Opening the folder to check, Luo An found that his level in the Columbus Foundation had been raised to the level of team leader, the same level as Veranis.

Not only that, the amount at the bottom of the document shows that the accounts under Luo An’s name made $600,000 last year thanks to the Columbus Foundation’s investment!

Luo An's eyes lit up. He really didn't expect this. He closed the folder and said with a smile:

"Thank you, sir."

"You're welcome."

Veranis glanced at Luo An with admiration, and the two of them ignored the matter. After discussing for a while, Luo An stood up and left the office.

Returning to Investigation Team 13, Winslow, Lacey, Chenelle and Mona began to deal with the follow-up of the case under the leadership of Michelle. Roan nodded with satisfaction and walked into the office to start processing what the team leader needed to do. work.

In the next few days, the agents of Investigation Team No. 13 began their 9-to-5 life.

Sending Lewis Coote and Vivina Torres to jail, contacting the court, contacting lawyers, and processing documents, the daily work is not busy but very troublesome.

The senator's trial could not be processed in a short time, and Osmond, the owner of the pharmaceutical company, was finally saved by a doctor.

But as soon as he opened his eyes, Osmond saw the SEC's accusations against him.

In addition, two IRS tax agents came to the bedside and demanded that Osmond pay back certain taxes.

"..."

Osmond's face was extremely pale, his breathing was heavy, and he rolled his eyes and fainted.

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Sunday, 8pm, a bar in southwest Washington, DC.

The music is soft, the lights are orange and yellow, and there are not many customers in the bar. They sit together in pairs and chat.

Ding--

At the bar, Luo An picked up his wine glass and clinked it with Director Elmer. Both of them were smiling and said in unison:

"Cheers!"

He raised his head and picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp.

Luo An first put down his wine glass, picked up a piece of fruit, and asked with a smile:

"Is the IRS not working overtime these days?"

"How can it be!"

Elmer put down the glass and took a deep breath, forked the fruit like Roan, and replied with a smile:

"There are so many things in the case you have uncovered this time, we are almost overwhelmed!"

The essence behind this case is a Ponzi scheme. Not all people in it lost money, and some of the first people to enter the market actually made a small profit.

In the federation, whether you are buying or selling, there are corresponding taxes and taxes payable.

The IRS doesn't care about anything else. It's your business to make money or lose money. We only care about collecting taxes, and we won't pay any less taxes!

When the topic reached this point, Elmer laughed out loud. He picked up the wine bottle and filled it up for Luo An, and said with a smile:

"Thank you so much for what happened this time."

Luo An chuckled, picked up the wine glass and clinked it with Elmer. The two chatted for a while, and Elmer suddenly moved his eyes slightly and asked in a low voice:

"Luo An, I remember that you seemed to have invested in some stocks, right?"

"That's right."

Luo An nodded. The stocks he bought were basically well-known companies in later generations, such as Apple, Amazon, etc. In the long run, he was not worried about losing money.

However, Elmer worked in the IRS and might know something, so Luo An put down his glass and asked with a smile:

“Do you have any recommendations or suggestions?”

"No, I have a bad eye for stocks, so I won't give you bad ideas."

Elmer shook his head, then stretched his neck to approach Luo An, and asked in a low voice:

"But I know another thing. Do you know Bernard Madoff?"

"certainly!"

This name was like thunder, and a strange color flashed in Luo An's eyes, and he asked:

"You know him?"

"I've had the opportunity to meet before."

Elmer nodded heavily, and then whispered:

“He has an investment advisory business that specializes in managing money for wealthy individuals, hedge funds and other institutional investors.

If you are interested, I can help you make an introduction. "

Luo An: "..."

Bernard Madoff, the operator of the largest Ponzi scheme in history, defrauded more than $50 billion.

Looking at Elmer with a serious face in front of him, Luo An would have almost thought that the other person was planning to retaliate against him if he hadn't turned on the "emotional perception" to confirm that the other person really meant well and had no bad thoughts.

After pondering for a few seconds, Luo An asked:

"You gave the funds to Bernard's company to manage?"

"certainly!"

"Don't you think Madoff's annual rate of return is a bit high?"

After hearing this question and thinking of the case they were dealing with, Elmer slowly put down his wine glass and frowned:

"Luo An, what do you mean?"

Luo An didn't speak, just looked at Elmer quietly, picked up a piece of fruit and put it into his mouth.

"impossible!"

Elmer shook his head repeatedly and said:

"Madoff is the chairman of the board of directors of Nasdaq! He participated in formulating the rules of the SEC! He can't possibly..."

He didn't say that word, and Elmer's eyebrows almost twisted into knots.

Luo An could understand the other party's thinking, because Madoff's status was too high, and all the major investment banks were his clients. He was a legendary figure on Wall Street who could shock everyone with just a stomp of his foot.

It's still 2006, before the financial crisis in the previous life, many people had full trust in Madoff.

There was a long silence. The more Elmer thought about it, the more something was wrong. Finally, he was covered in cold sweat.

With trembling hands, he picked up the wine glass and drank it down in one gulp. He took out a dollar and pressed it under the glass. Elmer gave a somewhat ugly smile:

"Sorry, Luo An, I'm going back for a while. I'm treating you tonight."

Roan swallowed the fruit in his mouth and watched Elmer almost run away from the bar.

Luo An is not worried about Elmer's safety. He has worked with him for many years and knows what to do.

Madoff's Ponzi scheme was noticed very early by some people. The other party even published newspapers and gave speeches to criticize Madoff. In the end, everything was fine, so Luo An was not worried about his own safety for the time being.

"I wonder what Elmer plans to do..."

Looking for someone to drive back to the villa, Luo An suppressed the random thoughts in his mind, opened the door and said loudly:

"I'm back!"

"Just right."

Caroline stood up from the sofa in the living room, shook the phone in her hand, and said with a smile:

"Father has something to ask you."

"OK."

Putting on his slippers and taking the phone, Luo An asked:

"Where's Mona?"

"She went upstairs to make a bomb and said she would die with me."

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