America’s Road To Wealth

  Chapter 105 Revenge is coming (1010 begging for subscription)

  2000,

   September 14th.

  New York, sunny.

   This day, Robert Morgenthau was the same as usual.

   Arrived at his office in upper Manhattan at nine o'clock in the morning on time.

  Just when he arrived at the office, he saw his granddaughter walking over with a few newspapers with a bad face.

   "Great papa."

  She said softly: "You should read these newspapers."

   "Okay." With a calm face, Robert took the newspaper from his granddaughter.

   "Honey, go make me a cup of coffee, what I like, you know."

   Peggy nodded.

  Robert continued to walk briskly, and his mood was not affected by his granddaughter's abrupt performance.

  He came to the third floor, in his own private office.

   Sitting in his seat, Robert spread out the few newspapers Peggy had brought to him in such a hurry.

  Put on top, is a copy of the Los Angeles Times.

  In the United States, relatively speaking, cities with more serious opposition.

   There are New York and Los Angeles.

   Of these two cities, one is located on the east coast and the other is located on the west coast.

  They have the same developed economy, and they have the same large population.

  They are equally attractive to Americans and to people from all over the world.

   Among them, Los Angeles is an upstart that has only developed in recent decades.

  New York is Oldmoney, which has existed even longer than the country.

  New Yorkers have never looked down upon Americans elsewhere.

   "The New Yorker" magazine once published a cartoon "America Through the Eyes of New Yorkers"—

  West of the Hudson River in Manhattan, New York, there is a narrow stretch of New Jersey, and then to the west coast of the United States, it is all a vague "big countryside".

  New Yorkers' narcissistic ambitions are on display.

  Hmm. It's a bit old Shanghainese.

  This is inherently the inferiority of human beings.

  Later, Los Angeles rose rapidly in the 20th century relying on high technology, Hollywood, and industrial strength.

  By this century, the city circle of Los Angeles has not lost much to the city circle of New York.

   Then the residents of the two cities began to look at each other's displeasure.

  New Yorkers call Los Angeles people "country folks", and Los Angeles is a big rural area.

  The playwright Neil Simon, who was born in the Bronx, New York, said:

   “At 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37°C) in New York, 72 degrees (22°C) in Los Angeles.

  When it's 30 degrees Fahrenheit (-1°C) in New York, it's 72 degrees (22°C) in Los Angeles.

   However, there are 6 million interesting people in New York, while only 72 interesting people can be found in Los Angeles. "

  New Yorkers are like this, of course Los Angeles people will not be polite.

  People in Los Angeles say that New York is rude and uncivilized, and it is a big pigsty.

   It is for this reason that New York newspapers such as the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal report on Los Angeles and California.

  Ten like to add oil and vinegar, some discrimination in it.

   In turn, the Los Angeles Times, a local newspaper in Los Angeles.

  When reporting scandals or bad news in New York, I also prefer to add insult to injury and gloat.

   Turn over to Robert of the Los Angeles Times, right there on its front page headline.

   I saw a sensational headline - "On the Injustice and Darkness of New York Judiciary".

   "FXXK! Countryman's newspaper, what nonsense!"

  Robert Morgenthau, an old East Coaster and old New Yorker, just saw this title, and he was a little bit defensive.

  Robert now understands why Peggy's face was so bad just now.

  Robert endured nausea and anger, and flipped through the article that was used as the front page of the Los Angeles Times.

  “.New Yorkers are known to be impatient, rude, and uncivilized. But they are also Americans, our fellow citizens.”

  “.And now unfortunately, our fellow New Yorkers. They’ve suffered years of miscarriage of justice.”

  “.Why do you say that, the author has data. Readers, please read the following content.”

  “.”

  Robert frowned, and the follow-up content published all the injustices and entangled criminal cases in New York in the past ten years.

  The prosecutor system in the United States is very different from that in China, and you can be specific.

  In American criminal proceedings, prosecutors play a leading role, mainly in the two systems of "selective prosecution" and "plea bargaining".

  The "selective prosecution" system means that the prosecutor is a steelyard, with great personal discretion.

  This has led to the fact that the prosecutors on the Laomei side have great power.

  Many cases don't even go to court.

  They can settle the case in advance through plea bargaining.

  Plea bargaining means that after being prosecuted, the defendant can reach a deal with an assistant prosecutor through a lawyer to voluntarily confess to a crime, or confess an accomplice, in order to obtain a reduced sentence.

  According to statistics, about 90% of criminal cases in the United States are settled through plea bargaining.

   One can imagine how many gray areas there will be in order to reduce the punishment.

   Most of these unjust and entangled cases reported by the Los Angeles Times are resolved at the stage of plea bargaining.

  A "selective prosecution", and a "plea bargain".

  Combined with the unique federal system and the separation of powers, prosecutors like Robert have great power in their own field.

  It is said that the greater the power, the deeper the corruption.

  With so much power, it is impossible for anyone to remain sober forever.

  Robert is the same.

  The data and cases given by the "Los Angeles Times" this time are basically caused by Robert's misjudgment, or some unspeakable transactions.

   In the past, some media, or those defendants sued Robert.

   But this time, it was the "Los Angeles Times" that ended up.

  While Robert was angry and angry, he began to feel a little worried.

  He immediately puts the Los Angeles Times aside and picks up the newspaper below.

  He hoped it wasn't a name like The Washington Post or the Chicago Tribune.

   Fortunately, under the Los Angeles Times, is the Boston Daily.

  Although it is also a big newspaper, its influence is obviously much lower than the former two.

  The headline on the front page of the "Boston Daily", Robert lost interest after a glance.

  "Shooting broke out in Quincy Market yesterday, 1 dead and 4 injured, the suspect is still fleeing".

   No fuss, just everyday.

  Robert flipped through it directly, and searched for it for a while, in a relatively remote corner of the newspaper.

   Found a report titled "Manhattan District Attorney Alleged Misjudgment".

  Compared to the "Los Angeles Times"'s downfall, and the kind of gloating tone.

  The report of the "Boston Daily" is much more moderate.

  The title is more sensational, but the content is relatively peaceful and very neutral.

  Robert put down the "Boston Daily" and flipped through the newspapers below.

  He found that the lower the newspaper, the smaller the scale.

   Peggy obviously did a classification.

   Most of the reports are mild, and although there are accusations, they are still acceptable.

  The main reason is that there are a lot of them. There are almost a dozen newspapers in this stack.

   Among them, the "Los Angeles Times" has more firepower, and it pointed at the New York prosecutor system and scolded it as soon as it came up.

   He was short of calling him Robert Morgenthau, the culprit of New York's miscarriage of justice.

  Robert put down all the newspapers, just at this time there was a knock on the door.

   "Come in." Robert said calmly.

   It was his granddaughter Paige who came in, and Paige was carrying a tray with coffee on it.

  She walked in.

   "Have you read it all?" Peggy said softly as she put the coffee on the grandfather's table.

  Robert nodded and said a name, "Abel Smith."

   Peggy nodded again and again, and she said, "I'm also guessing, it should be him."

   "Grandfather, what should we do now?"

   At this time, the door of Robert's private office was knocked again.

   "Come in." Robert's voice was as steady as ever.

  The door was pushed open again, and this time it was Cyrus, the leader of the financial crime investigation team, who came in.

  Cyrus who came in had a bad expression on his face and was holding an envelope in his hand.

  Peggy's eyes are very good, and she can see that this is a letter from a lawyer.

   "Cyrus, what's the matter?" Robert said pleasantly.

   "Sir, please take a look at this letter first. This is a letter that just arrived, just delivered." Cyrus handed the envelope to Robert.

  Robert took it and glanced at the envelope.

  It was found that it was the lawyer's letter envelope from Caroline's law firm.

   "Carolyn suing us? That's normal, it's her job."

   While speaking, Robert opened the envelope.

  As Robert thought, this is Caroline as Smith Capital's legal counsel, representing Smith Capital

  No, Robert noticed, although it was Caroline's lawyer's letter.

  But in the lawyer's letter, Caroline claimed that the client she represented was not Smith Capital.

   It was a man named Reddy Jeffers, a name Robert had never heard of.

  Robert frowned, who is this Reddy Jeffers?

   Can please Caroline, the female Satan of the New York legal profession.

   At least he should be a rich man, right?

   "Go and find out the identity of Reddy Jeffers." Putting down the envelope, Robert said calmly.

   Cyrus and Peggy nodded, and Cyrus left the room first.

  After Cyrus left, Peggy said, "What on earth does this Abe Smith want to do?

   Let the newspaper publish these news again, and this Reddy Jeffers, it should be related to him, right? "

  Robert replied: "There is a high probability. I didn't expect this young man to be so narrow-minded. I have already said that I will not continue to attack him."

   Peggy nodded again and again, apparently feeling that her grandfather was right.

   What bothered the grandpa and grandson at the beginning was the many lawyers' letters that followed.

  It's time for lunch at noon.

  On Robert's desk, there are already exactly 30 lawyer's letters.

  In the office, Robert, Peggy, and Cyrus were all looking at these lawyer letters.

   "Hoo~"

  Robert felt at ease in the morning and was at ease.

   Now looking at these lawyer's letters, I feel a headache.

   What gave Robert a headache was not the number of these lawyers.

  The Manhattan District Attorney's Office receives at least hundreds of letters from lawyers every month.

  The quantity is large, and there is nothing to give Robert a headache.

   What gave Robert a headache was what his granddaughter Peggy said just now.

  These 30 lawyer letters, each of which is from a different law firm.

   And their names happen to be the top 30 in the latest Vault ranking list released this year.

  Vault List is a ranking of American law firms and is one of the most authoritative lists in the industry.

  Vault rankings are derived annually from surveys of thousands of lawyers practicing in U.S. law firms.

   It can be said that it was selected by the American lawyers themselves, so it more accurately reflects the recognition of a law firm in the lawyer industry.

   In other words, the top 30 law firms in the perception of American lawyers.

   They all sent a lawyer's letter to the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.

  Cyrus said, "I've called to confirm that the 30 letters from the lawyer are all true."

   "And none of the clients they represent have the same name. I also found out the identity of Reddy Jefferson."

   "Who the **** is Reddy Jefferson?" Paige asked.

   "Mr. Morgenthau, you may still have some memories." Cyrus said to Robert:

  “In the New York subway shooting the year before last, the name of the indicted person was Reddy Jeffers.”

  Robert wants to say that every year there are at least 20 subway shootings in New York.

  How could I remember all of them?

   No matter how energetic he is, Robert is over eighty this year.

   Memory decline is inevitable, but Robert still nodded:

   "I have some impressions, tell me what's going on."

   "Now this Reddy Jeffers, is going to sue us.

   Sued the Manhattan District Attorney's Office for miscarriage of justice, alleged perjury, violation of the suspect's will, etc. "

   "The lawyer who sued is Caroline."

  Cyrus said helplessly:

   "It is also obvious. The other 29 letters from lawyers, prosecutors and lawyers are similar to this one."

   "In other words." Peggy's voice was low, "It's probably Abel Smith, who spent so much money to hire so many lawyers and found so many people to sue us?"

   "What is he doing it for? What good will it do him?"

   "You have to know the appearance fee of these people, it will definitely be an astronomical sum."

   "What on earth is he thinking?"

   Facing Peggy's confusion, Cyrus couldn't understand either.

   "Maybe it's to vent your anger? Take revenge on us?" Cyrus asked uncertainly.

   "This unrealistic answer may actually be the real answer."

  Robert said with a headache: "The ghost knows what we provoked."

   Just as Cyrus and Robert guessed.

  Abel's purpose really has the meaning of venting his anger.

  When Robert felt a headache and helplessness, he was in the office of Smith Capital.

  David Mellon is also helpless.

   "Thirty of the best law firms in the United States, their appearance fee is currently about 200,000 US dollars on average."

  David Mellon holds a bill that Caroline presented to him.

   "But if you really want them, go to court with Robert."

   "This number will increase by at least ten times.

   Multiply by thirty, this is at least tens of millions of dollars. "

   "Is this really necessary? Abel, this will bring our relationship with Robert to an extreme."

   It is also very expensive.

  David thought so.

  (end of this chapter)