Chapter 162
The prosecutor asked with furrowed brows, “Mr Dupont, didn’t you say that you knew about the fund transactions but that you were coerced to perform those illegal transactions?”
Se
Dupont faked a smile and answered, “I said that I was coerced, yes. But I didn’t say I had been aware of the transactions.”
“So, what did you think you were coerced to do?”
“I was told to keep quiet about whatever the Duke was thinking of doing. But I didn’t know I’d be paid to be silent.”
“The document I’ve just placed before you shows the list of properties you acquired in the past eighteen years. Tell me, Mr Dupont, do you own them?”
“Yes.”
“How did you purchase them?”
“With money.”
“Money from your salary?”
“Well, that’s what I thought. It wasn’t until you sent the audits to my lawyers did I realize that part of what I spent may well be from the government.”
“And a percentage was transferred to a company, Wu Bi Corporation, why?”
“I don’t know. I’ve never heard of the company. Perhaps it’s the missing Duke’s?”
“Do you have evidence that Greg Claw is the owner?”
“Well, no. It was simply a guess.”
“So, you’re saying that you never knew that you’ve been transferring funds to Wu Bi Corporation, and that you had been spending the government’s money?”
“Yes, I didn’t have a clue.” Dupont acted so well that Lucianne was even thinking of nominating him for an Oscar award. Xandar, on the other hand, wondered how many hours Dupont practised his act in front of the mirror before taking the stand.
The prosecutor’s eyebrows raised in disbelief as she questioned, “You truly believed that your salary was enough to acquire a stamp collection in the millions, and palatial mansions in the billions?”
habit of constantly checking on the amount I have left in my bank account, so when I purchase a
finding it harder to hide her disgust for the witness. She composed herself, and
best, la crème de la crème,
one become the best
stringent requirements. Good education was the primary consideration,
what was your ‘good education’ that got you
he did. “Well, I was educated in Helm University, and I was
degree is in
First-Class Honors.” Dupont added with a
Finance, graduated from the top university of the Kingdom, doesn’t check
On the contrary, I find my habits to be most appropriate. With experience comes
daughter in a music
best one in the Kingdom.” He glowed even
the most expensive. Her tuition itself costs five hundred thousand dollars a year. Now, tell me, Mr Dupont, how did you afford it with the modest two hundred and forty thousand dollars you eam
“Savings.”
“What savings?”
a boy. It’s a habit that my
are
and two
expenses, it still would have been impossible for you
realize
telephone records and transcripts between you and Helena Tanner regarding the transfer of government funds, what
must have been
traced the call
have stolen my phone to make the
confirmed that it was your voice at the
device,
Then, answer me
don’t know. I’m not
didn’t know you couldn’t afford the stamp collections and mansions; you didn’t know your daughter’s music school would’ve forced you into bankruptcy; you didn’t know about the calls made between Helena Tanner and someone
I was coerced to keep
being given
can make one do anything without offering any sort of compensation. And if we were to look at the audits you presented,
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