American tax officials

Chapter 283 You have a lot of money, but it's mine now.

The entrance to the Los Angeles IRS office.

Before the media reporters could react and ask questions, Yamarin continued, "However, after our internal review, we discovered some problems with the funds in the Sackler family's accounts."

"Given that these three gentlemen are currently in prison and unable to communicate, we have decided to transfer all of their assets back to their American accounts. Once their asset issues are resolved, we would welcome them to deposit their funds into our Swiss banks!"

The media reporters, who were initially shocked by UBS's open defiance of the IRS, were completely dumbfounded upon hearing these words.

What the heck?

Are there some problems with the Sackler family's accounts?

UBS intends to transfer all of this family's assets back to their domestic accounts in the United States.

Wait a minute...

Once these funds are returned to their domestic accounts in the United States, the IRS has the right to freeze them!

What's the difference between this and simply handing the money over to the IRS?

What happened to the promise that they wouldn't give in to the IRS?

Is this how you try to fool people?

Do you think we're all idiots?

"Oh shit, what's going on with these Swiss banks? Is this what they call 'not yielding to the tax authorities'?"

"If you transfer the funds back to an American account, wouldn't that just make it easy for the IRS to profit from it? Isn't that just blatant self-deception?"

"I thought this Swiss bank was really tough enough to go head-to-head with David. They talked a good game, but they chickened out faster than anyone else!"

After a brief moment of shock, people on various social media platforms gradually came to their senses.

Many people felt like they'd been played for a fool and wanted nothing more than to slap Amazon on the spot.

But they were alright; although they felt somewhat tricked, they didn't actually suffer any losses.

Meanwhile, the Freemasons on Senado Island were different.

"Fuck you, those damn Swiss banks, they're playing us for fools!"

"You Swiss bank, you actually disobey our Freemasons' instructions! You'll regret this!"

"This kind of 'left-hand-to-right-hand' trick, it's amazing that Swiss banks could even come up with it!"

"Damn it, I suggest everyone immediately withdraw all their funds from Swiss banks and create a bank run for them!"

The Freemasons were furious.

They were just praising Swiss banks, and many were even preparing to transfer more of their domestic assets there, but they were unexpectedly proven wrong in an instant.

At first glance, it seems that the Swiss bank did not transfer assets to the IRS, but it transferred the assets back to the United States. What is the difference between this and transferring them directly to the IRS?

At this moment, the Freemasons were practically cursing the ancestors of everyone at UBS Group.

"Call the president of the Swiss bank!"

Joshua Mogen couldn't hold back any longer and gave an order to a man standing next to him.

The call was quickly connected and handed to him, who immediately said, "I am Joshua Mogen."

"Hello, Mr. Joshua."

"Jetz, are you fucking messing with the Freemasons?"

"Mr. Joshua, I'm not sure what you mean?"

"Are you still pretending not to understand? Why would your Swiss bank hand over the Sackler family's assets to that damned David?"

"Mr. Joshua, we didn't hand it over to David. We just discovered that the Sackler family's assets did indeed have some issues, which is why we transferred the money back to their account..."

"Don't give me that nonsense. Do you think I'm stupid?"

"Forehead……"

"Fine, you can hand it over, but starting right now, transfer all of my family's assets out of here!"

It's clear that Joshua is truly enraged and, disregarding all consequences, is directly attempting to transfer his assets out of the country.

"Mr. Joshua, please don't act rashly..."

On the other end of the phone, Jetz's tone was calm as he slowly explained, "Your family has vast assets, and transferring them out is not an easy task. Moreover, David is clearly investigating various large tax payments right now, so transferring your funds out would be even more dangerous."

"My personal suggestion is that you continue to keep your assets with us. We have no choice but to do this because David has found something to use against us in this incident."

"But don't worry, this issue has been resolved through this incident, and David won't be able to use it to threaten us next time."

"Now that he has no means to threaten us, we certainly won't hand over your assets so easily next time!"

The reason Jetz handed over the Sackler family's assets despite the Freemasons' threats was because they suddenly realized a very important point.

That is, if Swiss banks are the most secure banks in the world today, and if even they can't protect Freemason assets, then what bank in the world can?

The Freemasons can't just take all that money out and bring it home to store in the basement, can they?

Sure enough, upon hearing Jetz's words, not only was Joshua stunned, but because the phone was on speakerphone, the other Freemasons were also speechless.

Yes, once the money is withdrawn, where can they transfer it to?

Back to America?

Such a large sum of money suddenly entering the United States will definitely be monitored by the IRS. If David gets involved and starts an investigation, their funds may be frozen again, which will cause even more trouble.

After much thought, even those who had been the most vocal critics of Swiss banks gradually began to change their minds: their assets couldn't be withdrawn from Swiss banks anytime soon.

Next to Joshua, the head of the Rockefeller family took the phone and said, "Mr. Jetz, this David managed to find something on your Swiss bank, will he be able to find something on it again?"

"This was an accident, but it has taught us a lesson. We will be conducting a review of all our branches in the United States to ensure there are no further tax oversights and that we will no longer be at the mercy of others. Rest assured, gentlemen, please trust us one more time!"

Jetz assured her on the other end of the phone.

Now that the conversation had reached this point, everyone's eyes were on Henrietta, eager to see how the Freemason's supreme leader would react.

After a moment, Henrietta nodded slightly, clearly indicating his approval of their decision to continue keeping their funds in Swiss banks.

Then, the head of the Rockefeller family said, "Alright then, Mr. Jetz, we Freemasons will trust you one more time. We hope you won't let us down!"

"certainly……"

……

While the Freemasons were still talking to Jetz.

At the entrance of the IRS in Los Angeles, seeing the disdainful attitude of the media present, Yamarin felt somewhat embarrassed. He quickly gave Humphrey a wink, signaling him to take over the reins.

Having no other option, Humphrey stepped forward and said, "Oh, and we have something else to announce!"

"Regarding the CUUI and CUUO products launched by our bank, after careful review, we have indeed found some tax issues. Of course, this is mainly due to our oversight, which is our own problem. Therefore, we will pay a tax evasion fee to the State Taxation Administration."

Humphrey's use of language was clever. He didn't say that the Swiss bank intentionally evaded taxes, but instead used careless words and then announced that he would pay a stagnation fee, which would win him the good impression of admitting his mistake and correcting it!

In fact it is.

David had previously mentioned that these two products involved tax issues, and there wasn't much disagreement about that.

Now that Humphrey has admitted it, and his attitude seems quite sincere, it has certainly improved everyone's impression of Swiss banks.

"Mr. Humphrey, what the public is most concerned about now is, since your product is indeed involved in irregularities, how much is the 'delay penalty'?"

A reporter asked the question that everyone was most interested in right now.

"We will pay 82 billion...4000 million."

"8.24 billion!"

Upon hearing that it was yet another astronomical figure, both the media present and the viewers in front of their televisions gasped for breath.

"Yes, 8.24 billion."

Humphrey gritted his teeth and repeated himself.

boom!

These words struck like a heavy hammer into everyone's eardrums.

It really is 8.24 billion.

and many more……

Suddenly, everyone realized a problem: although David pointed out that the two large packages of products were suspected of tax issues, they had not yet officially gone to court.

Why would a Swiss bank be willing to pay such a huge amount of stagnation fees?

Unless… David must possess irrefutable evidence regarding the tax issues of both products!

Otherwise, given the strength of the legal department of a Swiss bank, it's impossible for them to back down like this before even going to court.

8.24 billion! That's enough for several aircraft carriers.

But then again, this wasn't what made them happiest.

What pleases them most is that almost all wealthy people in America have the habit of keeping their assets in Swiss banks.

Now that Swiss banks have set a precedent by transferring assets to the tax authorities...

So how can there be less of it in the future?

In other words, they previously had no way to monitor the assets of Swiss banks.

But now, they have the capacity to regulate!

If the assets of those wealthy individuals can be acquired, the United States' budget may increase significantly, which can then be used for education, healthcare, and other areas, indirectly benefiting ordinary people as well.

……

Around noon, close to 12 o'clock.

In a prison under the jurisdiction of the IRS in the suburbs of Los Angeles, David and his group arrived at a meeting room.

About seven or eight minutes later, the door was pushed open, and the prison guards led in Arthur, Mariano, and Teresa from the Sackler family.

Because they were in prison, the Sackler family members were somewhat cut off from information and unaware of the specific events happening in the outside world.

They assumed that David's visit was another attempt to "beg" them about their assets, so they all crossed their legs and wore mocking expressions.

"Oh, isn't our Chief David supposed to be incredibly busy? How come he has the time to visit us at the prison today?"

Mariano replied sarcastically.

David didn't say anything, just smiled, and then snapped his fingers at Nissen behind him.

Nissen glanced at the three men with pity, then placed a laptop in front of David.

David pressed the Enter key, and a bank account interface appeared on the laptop screen.

He then spun the notebook around and presented it to the three members of the Sackler family.

"This...isn't this my account?"

Mariano glanced at the computer screen carefully, then glared at David with a sharp look, not understanding what he meant.

David glanced at his watch and said, "It's 11.57:3 AM. Three minutes to go!"

"Six minutes?"

Although they were still somewhat confused, a sense of foreboding suddenly rose in the hearts of the three of them.

For those three minutes, the atmosphere in the meeting room became slightly tense.

Arthur, Teresa, and Mariano put aside all their thoughts and stared intently at the large screen of the laptop.

Finally, the time in the lower right corner of the computer jumped from 11:59 to exactly 12:00.

Then, something shocking happened to them.

The account, which originally held less than $1000 million, was now beating wildly as if it had been given an accelerator.

3000……

3 trillion...

30 trillion...

It only stopped when it reached a staggering $32 billion.

"Fuck, this is my money in a Swiss bank, what the hell is going on?!"

Mariano was well aware of how much he had in his Swiss bank account, and the amount he held there was exactly the right amount.

But why have they all been transferred back to American accounts?

Oh, right...

I heard yesterday that representatives from the UBS came to Los Angeles. Could it be that they really reached an agreement with that damned David?

But that's impossible!

Swiss banks are among the most reputable and secure banks in the world, so why would they so easily cooperate with the tax authorities in transferring their assets?

Aren't you afraid of causing panic among the world's richest people?

Moreover, their family is a Jewish family.

Why would a Swiss bank so easily hand over its assets? Isn't it afraid of provoking the wrath of the Jews who truly control the economic lifeline?

A host of questions kept swirling in the minds of the three members of the Sackler family.

Before he could think any further, Nissen leaned down and asked David, "Is it alright, Chief?"

"Um."

David gave a soft hum.

Nissen immediately took out his phone, dialed a number, and said, "You can freeze it now!"

"Freeze? What freeze?"

Mariano, who had been drifting in the sky, was instantly shocked and snapped back to his senses, then roared angrily.

The next second, the bank account on the laptop's banking interface, which was previously in a normal state, instantly became 'frozen'.

"Fuck, this is my money! If your IRS dares to touch it, I'll kill you all! I will definitely kill you all!"

Now that things have come to this, even Mariano, who could be foolish, understands.

The money was transferred to his American account, but now it's in an abnormal state. What does that mean?

This means that David, who is standing in front of me, can transfer his money away at any time.

To put it more bluntly, this money probably no longer belongs to him!

This is the wealth he has painstakingly accumulated over decades.

The thought of it all falling into the hands of the IRS almost made him collapse to the ground and faint.

Ignoring the other party's threats, David reached out and tapped a few keys on the laptop. Instantly, the bank account that originally belonged to Mariano was transferred to another account.

"Fuck, this is my account. What do you want, David? I'm warning you, don't mess around!"

After seeing the account details, it was Teresa's turn to panic.

Mariano's assets were just transferred in and frozen. Will it be his turn next?

He was right.

The next second, his account balance also began to surge.

It only stopped rising when it reached 36 billion.

Teresa was furious upon seeing this, because it represented the same amount of assets he had originally held in a Swiss bank.

Before he could continue his outburst, his account, like Mariano's before him, was frozen.

"Oh shit, damn it, you damn bastard!"

Ignoring his insults, David opened the next account.

Without a doubt, the last one naturally belongs to Arthur.

His account also holds the largest amount of assets, reaching a staggering $91 billion.

The process was the same as the previous two: as soon as the Swiss bank transferred his assets to this account, they were immediately frozen by the tax authorities.

While Arthur didn't fly into a rage like Teresa or Mariano, he clenched his fists and glared at David with bloodshot eyes.

"Gentlemen, we regret to inform you that due to your refusal to cooperate with the punishment, according to the relevant regulations of our IRS, we have the right to confiscate your assets, as you are prisoners facing the death penalty!"

"So... the assets of the three of you, and indeed the entire Sackler family, are yours for the IRS to take!"

David spoke casually, as if he were talking about something trivial.

But these words, when they reached the ears of the three men, became like sharp, venomous ants, constantly tearing at their flesh.

"You damn bastard, you can't do this!"

"I swear, if you dare touch my money, I'll kill your whole family!"

They weren't afraid of going to jail because they knew very well that Bogwana was already working on it, and as long as the Freemasons intervened, they would definitely find a way to get them out.

But if the IRS takes the money, then even if they get out of there, what's the point of living?

Are you suggesting we make them receive welfare payments like ordinary people?

I'd rather be dead.

(End of this chapter)