A Life Debt Repaid novel (John and Cordy) novel Chapter 505

Beside her, Quinn seemed to notice Cordy getting nervous, and said, "Calm down. The prosecutors only present the evidence and witness statements in the case, and they couldn’t personally affect the verdict. That's why they're fundamentally different from counsels, who’d do their best to get an advantageous outcome for their clients. Prosecutors have to stick to facts."

But what if the prosecutor went against that rule?

"We'd have to wait and see," Quinn whispered quietly into Cordy's ear. "We can ask for a change if there’s proof of prejudice involved in the trial. It's easy to stir controversy since the public is really interested in this case, too."

Cordy nodded.

Right now, they had to watch quietly as everything unfolded.

Still, Cordy couldn’t resist glancing at John.

John had to know who Sean was, since Sean often made the front page in various media. If Cordy recognized Sean, John would too—in fact, they might have even rubbed shoulders.

Even so, John wasn’t reacting at all and showed not a hint of nervousness.

Cordy took a deep breath to calm herself.

Sean rose to his feet.

With this towering figure and handsome looks, he had the appearance of someone sharp yet polite.

Walking to the center, he began with a summary of the case. "On the thirteenth of February, the prosecution received a tip of the defendant's criminal conspiracy with suspects Wade Jonas and Hunter Stevenson. The defendant is accused of using Levine Ventures as a platform from 2018 to 2021 to consolidate superiority in capital and information flow, after which he worked with the suspects in securities and futures trading."

"By trading those commodities amongst themselves, they manipulated trade volume and market pricing, thus generating a false picture of the market. 83 investors were hence unknowingly deceived into purchasing their securities and futures, generating an illegal profit of over 1.9 billion dollars. At the same time, they had been assisting Kersen—an international criminal organization—with their money laundering efforts, which generated over 1.1 billion dollars in illegal revenue. That brings the defendant's criminal revenue to a total of over three billion dollars."