Chapter 208: FBI's Actions

At the FBI Los Angeles office, several agents were compiling the transcripts of the capture operation, as well as the prosecution materials for all arrested personnel.

The criminal gang led by Andrew Saxon basically had several wanted cases on everyone from top to bottom. Small ones included fighting and brawling, large ones included murder and arson, and no one was clean.

Some people could be turned, turned into tainted witnesses, and nail Andrew Saxon, this big villain, to death. Some people had conclusive evidence, could be handed over to the prosecutor to prosecute as soon as possible, and sent to prison as soon as possible.

What was particularly special was that a group of illegal medical staff with criminal records or revoked licenses were caught at the scene. These people were the personnel who assisted Andrew Saxon in performing surgery.

If they were just simply assisting in illegal medical surgical behavior, maybe they would be fined, or even verbally warned and released. Because compared to the Saxon criminal gang, this group of people wasn't worth wasting time.

Unexpectedly, a batch of illegal funds was seized from their hands, with an amount as high as more than 300,000, nearly 400,000 dollars! In order to legally forfeit these illegal funds, these people could only be listed as prosecution objects.

Maybe the criminal behavior of the Saxon gang had nothing to do with this group of people, but before they let go of the ownership of that money, they could use them to perform illegal medical behavior as an excuse to blackmail.

Whether they admitted to this crime or not, the difference was only whether to save procedures and release them; or to prosecute and send them to prison. Anyway, that money couldn't be returned to them.

But in everyone's testimony, there was a character who couldn't be bypassed. That was the chief surgeon who performed surgery for Andrew Saxon, the person codenamed "Fixman."

"Did you catch Fixman? Or is there anyone who identified who Fixman is?" Agent James asked.

The young agent who was asked shook his head and said: "No. We only have limited clues that Fixman is a white male, with a clear scar on his face, dressed like a 19th-century Frenchman. No one was caught."

"Damn it." Actually, Agent James also knew that this was the result, but he just couldn't help but want to ask if there was any different news from the newcomer's side. "Did you ask the LAPD? Don't tell me they coveted the money in the other party's hands again, so they didn't say anything after catching someone."

"Asked, the result is the same." The young agent's answer was not only disappointing, but he himself was also a bit disappointed.

"You said that the doctors and nurses who were caught also said that Fixman also had a bag of money, and the two bags totaled one million dollars, is this true or false?" Agent James asked unwillingly.

"It should be true, the minions of the Saxon gang also confirmed this. Their boss did take out one million dollars in cash as the surgery fee."

"So, did that fat old man really perform a high-difficulty surgery in that kind of ghost place?" Agent James asked again.

Recalling the inflatable mobile operating room he saw when investigating the scene, actually, that already belonged to quite high-end medical equipment, but compared to the dirty, smelly, and harsh environment of the warehouse, it was like heaven and hell appearing in the same place.

The young agent said: "From the testimony of the Saxon gang, and the doctors at the Los Angeles hospital also confirmed that Andrew Saxon had indeed just experienced a major surgery and needed postoperative care.

"If he didn't want to be left to die of infection, besides the hospital, he had nowhere else to go."

"Maybe it was just cutting an appendix?"

"Cutting an appendix doesn't require opening a nearly fifty-centimeter wound on the abdomen. This is what the doctor at the Los Angeles hospital said."

After answering his companion, this new agent said cautiously: "Actually, we aren't unaware of where Fixman's clinic is. Why not go to the door to catch people, or close that illegal clinic? Does the boss have any concerns?"

Seeing the newcomer acting like a reckless kid, just like stupidly going to hit a wall. In order not to be implicated, James, an old man, could only warn: "Don't you know the bureau's attitude toward his kind of person?"

"What kind of person?" The young agent didn't understand.

James lowered his voice and said: "He is a server at the Continental."

"The... that place the bureau chief privately warned us to be careful when we encountered it on the day we declared to join the bureau?"

"Yes, that place."

The young agent asked uncomprehendingly: "We represent the United States of America. Why be so cautious about an underground organization?"

Agent James said: "Because they represent the order of another world, just like we wouldn't have a conflict with the CIA overseas. The CIA can only tuck its tail and be a human being in the country.

"Unless we have conclusive evidence that can prove that someone in the Continental has committed some federal felony. Otherwise, not investigating and not filing a case is the bureau's approach.

"Otherwise, a small character like Fixman, we could have caught him long ago, and it's not like we only knew the location of his clinic today. But after catching him, how do you prosecute him?

"Practicing medicine without a license doesn't count as a federal felony, he only violated Section 2052 of the California Business and Professions Code. The maximum is only a fine of ten thousand dollars, or sixteen months of state imprisonment. It doesn't belong to our jurisdiction at all."

"Then... we report to the IRS?" The new agent suggested.

But this only made old agents like James sneer and say: "Do you have any misunderstanding about the IRS? You caught Al Capone, so you think they can deal with all the illegal elements in the world?

"Al Capone's account books for money laundering had loopholes, so the IRS caught the opportunity. And the tax payment situation of those illegal elements is that they are all people who have been convicted or are about to be convicted, in order to avoid being charged with tax evasion during the prosecution process, adding an extra crime.

"As long as you haven't been caught, and there are no account books and tax returns, it's impossible for the IRS to prosecute and fine the other party just based on the statement 'I heard who has an income of one million dollars.' The law requires evidence to convict. Didn't your school teach you?"

The new agent asked: "Even an investigation won't be launched?"

"What principles our bureau has, they are the same." The old agent said words that the newcomer couldn't accept. But James changed the subject and said: "However..."

"However what?"

"If we launch a surprise investigation and can find that illegal fund, the situation will be different again. As long as there is evidence to connect Fixman with the money." Agent James said.

At this time, the young agent suddenly remembered and said: "By the way, that seized handbag. According to what others said, that large bag was originally held by Fixman. Maybe there will be fingerprints on it."

Agent James didn't hold out hope, saying: "What fingerprints can you find on the woven fabric strap? As for other places, you can let people investigate the fingerprints that can be collected. However, I don't think any useful evidence can be found."

Although he said so, James was actually considering another possibility. Thinking about whether he had a chance to earn extra money?