American Detective: Starting as a Rookie Cop in an American TV Show

Chapter 1425 Mafia Gathering

Jack does have a suspect, technically two, Ed Griffin and Landon Walker, who are currently running for mayor of New York City.

The FBI found that part of the $1200 million in funds from Ryan went into the campaign fund accounts of the two mayoral candidates in the form of small donations after multiple transfers.

Putting aside the two bets, the FBI believes that there is a mysterious person hiding behind the scenes to ensure that the money is not wasted.

New York is not only the financial center of the country, but also one of its political centers. After all, money and power are inseparable in this country.

Unlike the country across the Pacific Ocean, where every time a corrupt official is taken down, the amount of bribes involved is often hundreds of millions, the amount of money involved in corrupt officials arrested by the FBI in the United States every year is always only a few hundred thousand or even tens of thousands of dollars.

At first glance, the federal government seems to be as clean as water, and one may even worry about problems such as "too clear water to have fish". In fact, the country's officials have long gotten rid of the low-level routine of directly accepting dirty money.

In Washington, D.C., K Street, located north of the White House, is known as the country's "fourth center of power" because it is home to tens of thousands of lobbyists who work under the guise of consulting firms.

The lobbyists here do not refer to the eloquent "diplomats" that the Seres knew from the history of the Spring and Autumn Period, but the real "power brokers".

They are adept at maneuvering between large corporations and politicians, building two-way channels for power and money transactions.

You have to know that for a politician, money and power can be directly equated.

The reason why Zoe was able to win the California Senate seat was because Jack and big guy Reacher accidentally won the vacancy left by a brainless senator. It was also an outburst after the Anderson family had accumulated political capital in California for many years.

But in order to keep the seat, the Anderson family spent a full $2000 million in the subsequent California Senate election.

Game of Thrones is the most expensive game in this country. It doesn't even care about life, it only cares about money.

The term of office of a senator is six years, and one-third of the members are re-elected every three years. During every election year, many lobbyists will transform themselves into accountants or political consultants for the members' campaign committees.

They raise money and coach these congressmen to seek re-election, and then they can go back to their old ways afterward, when they can ask for deals from the senators they helped.

If there is a frequent transfer of power between the two parties, lobbyists and politicians can even switch positions directly, thus forming a revolving door.

While some lobbyists enter government departments and hold powerful positions, some politicians will end their political careers and become lobbyists to provide funds for their political connections.

For example, Jack's most "respected" Professor Cahill, Zoe's nominal wife, actually plays a similar role.

It’s just that she had only worked for one large company before, and that company was called "Shangri-La".

In addition, there are also other gameplays such as "white gloves" and "delayed redemption".

For example, there is a certain first lady who is world-famous for her passive magical skill - "anyone who attacks her will inexplicably encounter various bizarre accidents and die." During her tenure as Secretary of State, all those who donated to her foundation received "goodwill" from the US government.

Many officials keep switching between politics and business. They just stepped down from their post as minister and became senior executives of a large group, earning millions or even tens of millions of dollars a year. Or a senior executive of an investment bank suddenly became the Minister of Finance after the new president took office, while a senior executive from a military giant became the Minister of Defense.

In short, there is no corruption, no bribery in this country, only business, everything is reasonable and absolutely legal.

The job Jack assigned to an investigative reporter was to find the broker hidden behind the two mayoral candidates. The reward was another exclusive news, an exclusive report on how the NYPD eradicated the black police organization hidden within it.

Of course Taylor Kelly was not satisfied with this and put forward an additional condition: Jack must cook a dinner for her alone, and it had to be the kind that was eaten by candlelight only and without turning on the lights.

Hannah was very upset about someone's aggressive behavior and went straight to the door, but Taylor refused to give in even though his butt was swollen.

In the end, Jiejie was afraid that the noise would cause dissatisfaction among the neighbors, so she had to step in and smooth things over. She limited the dining time to one hour, and the two sides then shook hands and made peace.

As for why Hannah would drag Jiejie into trouble with her "good" best friend, that is a story between girls. Jack said he didn't understand and didn't know.

Two days later.

There is a place called "Union Club" in Brooklyn, located in a traditional Italian residential area. An old brown Dodge Ram 350 box truck was parked early across the street directly opposite the club's gate.

Just after 9 o'clock in the morning, one black luxury car after another stopped at the entrance of the club, and several white old men, some fat and some thin, walked into the club one after another surrounded by bodyguards.

The shutter of the camera in Reese's hand clicked for a long time. After a while, he asked Jack, who was sitting in the passenger seat, in a low and hoarse voice, "Isn't your FBI monitoring car too conspicuous? Are you worried that they won't find it?"

"For all the mafia members who were labeled as LCN, it was common for them to be followed and monitored by FBI agents at any time.

You can use that listening car as a reminder that the FBI knows LCN is in trouble and they are welcome to ask the FBI for help.”

Reese gave him a look that said, "Are you sure they'll ask the FBI for help?"

"Why not?" Jack began to explain to him, "Back then, when the Gambino family godfather Gotti was high-profile and provoking the law enforcement agencies, it was the FBI that managed to get his deputy Salvatore Gravano and made him a tainted witness, and successfully collected enough evidence.

Gotti was later sentenced to life in prison and died in federal prison.

The witness protection program has successfully broken the "code of silence" within the Mafia, and the Mafia today no longer has the violent rule and nationwide criminal network it once had in its heyday."

Reese still insisted on his own opinion, "Their gathering today is obviously to deal with Lai Ya. I don't think these guys will seek 'help' from the FBI."

"That depends on how much pressure Lai Ya puts on them." Jack said we can wait and see.

(End of this chapter)