Chapter 16 - The Conspiracy WidensI stared at the blinking cursor on the screen, the blood draining from my face. "He has an accomplice on the outside. Even inside a maximum-security prison, he’s still pulling the strings."
Agent Vance slammed his hand against the wooden table. "We need to trace that transmission immediately. If there's an external courier moving assets to Zurich right now, we can intercept them before they clear international airspace."
Within minutes, federal cyber-units mobilized across three states. Flight logs from O'Hare International Airport and regional private airstrips were cross-referenced with visitor logs from the federal penitentiary.
The name popped up within the hour: Arthur Pendelton. A high-powered corporate attorney known for representing offshore wealth management funds, and—as federal records soon revealed—Jonathan Miller’s primary legal counsel during his original trial twenty-five years ago.
"Pendelton didn't just represent him back then; he was the architect of the entire identity-theft network," Vance said, his jaw tight as he packed his tactical gear into his case. "And right now, Pendelton is scheduled on a private Gulfstream flight departing from Milwaukee bound for Zurich in less than three hours."
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"We have to stop that plane," I said firmly, grabbing my jacket. "I didn't come this far to watch him slip through a legal loophole from a jail cell."
"We won't just stop the plane, Sarah," Vance replied, a grim smile touching the corner of his mouth. "We’re going to ground it with a federal warrant for international racketeering and conspiracy."
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