American Tax Officer

Chapter 620: Chapter 312: Are you trying to scare me, David?_2
 

“It’s definitely about Amazon!”

“That means there must have been a breakthrough in the investigation into Amazon; otherwise, Director David would not have personally come forward to make an announcement!”

“Now there’s going to be a good show to watch. I just wonder how much Amazon Group is going to be fined!”

The media and netizens had already guessed that this press conference must be about Amazon, and their interest intensified after hearing Director David’s confirmation.

“Based on our investigation so far, we have gathered sufficient evidence to prove that Amazon indeed committed tax violations, and the problems are very serious. Therefore, we have applied to the court and will officially sue Amazon Group in this bureau’s court in two days!”

After Director David’s statement, the minds of the journalists on scene were hammered, leaving them stunned.

The public watching the broadcast, as well as the Amazon Legal Department, the board of directors, and even companies like Google, Microsoft, and Oracle, all felt their brains short-circuit.

Since the Sackler family’s case, whether it was Swiss Bank or various cryptocurrency companies, Director David’s approach had been to let you off the hook as long as you were willing to pay the fine, without going too hard on you.

But now, when it comes to the Amazon Group, why sue without doing anything first?

This was clearly a move to severely deal with Amazon Group!

“Oh my god, they’re going directly to court to sue Amazon in two days. This is definitely going to be more than just a fine; someone’s definitely going to jail because of this!”

“Yeah, if it were just a fine, the IRS would have directly called for an Amazon representative to negotiate, no need to make a scene in court. They must be looking to set an example by punishing with both a fine and imprisonment!”

“Amazon hasn’t paid a dime in taxes for years; it’s about time they were sent to prison for it. Their founder, Jeff Bezos, always says in public that they don’t pay taxes so they can invest more money to benefit America. The best thing would be to put this guy in prison and let him continue his contributions there!”

After a brief stupor, netizens began to discuss fervently.

Meanwhile, back in the meeting room at Amazon’s Seattle headquarters, unnoticed was that Jeff’s figure had begun to tremble slightly.

Director David was suing them in front of the whole world. Even a fool could see that this wasn’t going to be settled with just money. Could this end with him going to jail?

After all, he was the chairman of Amazon’s board. If such a big incident happened with the group, he would definitely be held primarily responsible.

And he was the four-time world’s richest man!

If he ended up in prison after all this, it would be no different than being disgraced!

Jeff became more and more panicked the more he thought about it. He immediately took out his phone and dialed Lakruwa’s number, fuming, “Lakruwa, you bastard, what the hell are you doing? Why is the Los Angeles IRS suddenly suing us? Why haven’t we received any news about this?”

He had sent the Amazon Legal Department team to Los Angeles early on, and he hadn’t heard a thing about this issue from start to finish. He thought the Legal Department was definitely to blame.

Lakruwa and others were also shocked by Director David’s announcement. Now, hearing the chairman’s furious rant, they felt even more wronged. Lakruwa replied, trembling, “Mr… Mr. Jeff, we have been monitoring the progress of the situation, but the Los Angeles IRS didn’t reveal any information at all. I… I’m also surprised…”

“Damn it, if he dared to make such a statement, he must have obtained some key information about our group. Think hard about where our group could have gone wrong. If you can’t figure it out, don’t bother coming back!”

“I…”

Lakruwa still had a look of grievance on his face, but just then, Welber suddenly came to his ear and whispered a few words.

After listening, his face first registered confusion, then shifted to contemplation, and finally settled into a sort of relief. He immediately spoke into the phone, “Mr. Jeff, after discussion with our team, we think that what Director David is calling a lawsuit might just be a smoke grenade.”

“A smoke grenade?”

Jeff, still in a state of anger, was somewhat baffled by this comment.

“Yes, he probably hasn’t actually found anything; the whole reason he’s talking about suing us now is just to scare us, to make us come to him and negotiate an agreement voluntarily!”

“But he has just announced to the whole world that he’s going to sue us. Are you sure he’s just trying to scare us?”

“Announcing to the whole world doesn’t mean shit; if we go to him, willing to let him take his cut, he can also give another press conference saying he’s reached a settlement and will no longer sue. After all, the court is theirs, the investigation is whatever they say it is; can they really say anything they want?”

The words were previously suggested to him by Welber, and after hearing them, he felt there was some truth to it.

Because for some time now, they had been dealing with various trailing issues of the group, so he didn’t really believe that Director David had uncovered any evidence substantial enough to sue them.

On the other hand, Jeff fell silent after hearing this, then he looked up at the board members sitting around and said, “Lakruwa just said that Director David might be bluffing us, trying to trick us into coming to him to negotiate an agreement. What do you all think?”

“Oh…? That seems a bit possible too!”

“This is indeed a possibility, because logically speaking, we have handled all those issues of our group very well lately. Even if Director David is capable, it’s unlikely that he could find anything substantial enough to accuse us in court.”

“…”

After hearing Jeff’s words, the board members also concurred with the notion that Director David might be bluffing them.

Seeing that the majority of the board members agreed with this viewpoint, Jeff then asked into the phone, “Let me ask you, Lakruwa, you and your team have already taken care of all our group’s affairs, right?”

“Mostly, they’re all pretty much dealt with.”

“Good, then we don’t need to be hasty about this. If he really is bluffing us, then they’ll definitely be the ones who lose their cool first!”

“Understood, Mr. Jeff!”

While Amazon was discussing, Gugo, Microsoft, Oracle, Freemasonry, and other forces were also exploring their options.

And soon their opinions and views began to align with those of Amazon.

Though Amazon’s years of tax evasion were despicable, you had previously let off the Swiss Bank, various cryptocurrency companies.

Besides, back then, the Ethereum Company, after being specifically named by you, had turned a deaf ear, resulting in them eventually paying a huge fine, yet you, Director David, didn’t pursue any harsh penalties against them.

Instead, now with Amazon, you’re not just making noise but are actually threatening to sue, which naturally could make people think there’s a bit of posturing and intimidation going on.@@novelbin@@

Of course, while many people think it’s possible that Director David is just putting on a show to intimidate Amazon Group, with two more days to go, it’s too early to jump to conclusions. The truth will emerge in time.