Chapter 6 - UNRAVELING THE WEB
Armed with the Boston connection, our private investigator, a gritty ex-cop named Miller, went to work. The associate was a man named Petrov, a known launderer for cyber-criminals. If we could get to Petrov, we could get the original IP logs proving Vanessa executed the trades, completely exonerating me.
But Petrov wasn't going to just hand over evidence to the FBI. He was untouchable, operating behind layers of corporate protection.
"There's one way," Miller said, sliding a dossier across the table to me and Claire. "Petrov is looking for a new venture capital front to wash five million. David, you still have the contacts, you still know the terminology. If you approach him as a disgraced, desperate banker willing to wash his money for a cut, he might bite."
"You want me to wear a wire?" I asked, my pulse pounding.
Arthur shook his head. "It's incredibly dangerous. If Petrov suspects you're working with the feds to clear your name, he won't just kill you. He'll go after your family."
I looked at Claire. She looked terrified, the first crack in her armor I had seen in months.
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"I'll do it," I said instantly. "I brought this danger to my family. I am going to be the one to extinguish it."
I contacted the FBI. They were skeptical but desperate to catch the syndicate. They agreed to back the play. I was going undercover into the criminal underworld, carrying nothing but a hidden microphone and the desperate need to make things right for my son.
