Her expression Grim we found something interesting in judge blackwood's records monthly report sent to someone called the board perform performance metrics on conviction rates asset seizures prison populations. This was a business operation disguised as law enforcement the board Clayton's face went pale you don't want to know about them trust me. They make people disappear not just criminals but anyone who threatens their operation oh but we do Mitchell leaned forward. Her voice steel and you're going to tell us everything starting with the 17 deaths in custody that conveniently got ruled suicides. Meanwhile Darius was reviewing evidence with Federal prosecutors when officer Peters burst in clutching a laptop you need to see.
This judge Harrison's files they show payments going back 15 years but not just to him to dozens of Judges across multiple States. They were building a network of corrupt courts the evidence room had become a hub of activity as Federal teams processed mountains of seized documents each file revealed new layers. Of corruption new connections to Power Players they hadn't even suspected the wall of evidence grew by the hour covered with photos and documents linked by red string a web. Of corruption that stretched from Small Town police stations to the highest levels of government Jordan's press conference continued outside. His voice carrying through the building's Windows as of this morning federal agents have seized over $30 million in illegal assets we've Frozen accounts connected to corrupt officials private prison.
Contractors and their political enablers but this is just the beginning a reporter raised her hand her voice cutting through the murmur Mr attorney general sources say. Senator Phillips was arrested trying to flee the country can you confirm his involvement in this conspiracy Senator Phillips is in federal custody. Jordan confirmed his expression grave and the evidence suggests his role went Far Beyond Simple corruption he appears to have been a key architect of this criminal Enterprise using. His position on the Judiciary Committee to approve corrupt judges and protect the operation back inside agent Mitchell was interrogating judge Blackwood whose aristocratic composure had crumbled under. The weight of evidence against him tell me about the board she demanded spreading photographs across the table who sits on it who controls.
The operation blackwood's hands trembled as he reached for his water glass they're Untouchable corporate Executives prison industry leaders people with real power. We were just their tools their public face when someone threatened the operation the board handled it no one's Untouchable. Mitchell replied sliding another document forward just ask your friend Senator Phillips he's already talking about offshore accounts and shell companies about murder disguised. As suicide about Judges paid to convict innocent people on the other side of the building Lisa Parker was working with FBI cyber teams decoding years of encrypted Communications. Her fingers flew across the keyboard as she accessed hidden files and secret correspondents look at these email chains she pointed to her screen highlighting key passages they're not just.