THE CERBERUS LOGISTICS GROUP — GRAND CAYMAN.
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ESCROW ROUTING ACCOUNT: OFFSHORE SPECIAL COMMODITIES.
FEDERAL ASSET SEIZURE NOTICE: PENDING INVESTIGATION.
Trevor gasped from the corduroy sofa, his hand flying to his mouth, his face turning the color of skim milk.
"Arthur Vance isn't just a classic car dealer, Mrs. Whitfield," Agent Vance said, every word dropping like an iron sinker into deep water.
"Arthur Vance is the domestic logistics coordinator for an international stolen-vehicle syndicate that has spent twelve years purchasing historic American military artifacts, agricultural machinery, and vintage aerospace components along the eastern seaboard. They use duplicate state titles, forged probate affidavits, and corrupt notary publics in rural counties to launder stolen historic property into private collections in Dubai, Zurich, and Munich."
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Agent Vance leaned forward over the table, resting his weight on his knuckles, looking straight into Margaret’s terrified eyes.
"Arthur Vance had that Indian Chief manifested for air freight out of Charlotte-Douglas International Airport at eight o'clock tonight," the agent continued. "He had a private buyer in Abu Dhabi who had already wired three hundred and eighty thousand dollars into an escrow account in Geneva. Your fifty-five thousand dollars wasn't a purchase price, Mrs. Whitfield. It was a kickback paid to an unauthorized domestic accomplice to circumvent federal registration protocols."
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