Instead, waiting for him behind the thick, smudged Plexiglas was a severe-looking man in a sharp, gray suit holding a heavy leather briefcase. Jenkins picked up the plastic telephone receiver. "Who the hell are you? " "My name is Gregory Finch," the man said, his voice clipped and entirely devoid of empathy. "I am a state-appointed liquidator working in conjunction with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the District Attorney's Financial Crimes Division. " Jenkins felt a cold lump of dread form in his stomach. "Financial crimes?
My criminal trial is over. I'm already doing the time. You can't touch me anymore. " Finch opened his briefcase and pulled out a towering stack of legal documents, pressing the first page against the glass. "You underestimate Chief Prosecutor Valerie Thompson, Mr. Jenkins.
She didn't just want you behind bars. She wanted to dismantle the entire infrastructure of your corruption. When the city's liability fund was drained paying out civil settlements to the 114 victims you falsely imprisoned, Prosecutor Thompson initiated a deep dive forensic audit into your personal finances. You have no right. Jenkins slammed his shackled fist against the glass, startling the guard standing in the corner.
My finances are sealed. Not when they are tied to a racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations indictment, Finch corrected smoothly, turning to the next page. Prosecutor Thompson assigned an elite forensic accountant named Sylvia Croft to your case. Ms. Croft is remarkably thorough.
She found the offshore shell company. She traced the wire transfers from the commercial district extortions directly to your brother-in-law's accounts. Jenkins stopped breathing. The sterile room seemed to spin. Under the RICO statutes, Finch continued, mercilessly delivering the final blow, the federal government has seized all of your assets.
The Lake Tahoe property was raided and seized last Thursday. Your offshore accounts have been frozen and repatriated. Furthermore, your ex-wife, Brenda, has fully cooperated with the federal authorities in exchange for total immunity. She surrendered the remaining clean assets, meaning your pension has been formally stripped and redirected to the victims restitution fund. No.
Jenkins whimpered, his knees going weak. No. You can't take the cabin. You can't take the money. That's all I have left.