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Authors: Kathy Clark
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drugs, approved by the FDA or not, illegal drugs like LSD, every kind of assault rifle any military is using, hit men, sex slaves, child porn…all going on as we speak.”
“Sex slaves?” Killeen asked with horror.
“Mostly young girls but plenty of boys. I did some checking. Assassins are running $10,000 to $15,000 unless their targets are well known or if you want something other than a ‘suicide’ or ‘death by natural causes’…apparently, suffering is extra.” I tried not to show any emotion even though the thought of what these animals were capable of made me sick to my stomach.
“Can’t they catch them? I mean isn’t the government spending billions to stop this?” Dallas asked.
“It’s a matrix of encrypted websites that allows users to surf beneath the regular internet with complete anonymity. And just like those sites that constantly change your password, the deep net reroutes and reassigns IP addresses every few seconds so no one can find where the searches are originating or even where they’re going.”
“Can’t they stop it?” Killeen asked.
“In late 2012, Homeland Security, the FBI and the Postal Service shut the Silk Road servers down but there wasn’t much money. Payments are usually in bitcoins which can’t be traced. Now that the Department of Defense is on it, there will be a lot more focus on national security and not so much on personal issues. Whoever we’re looking for that hacked Linked isn’t a major player. But they’re good enough to make a mess.”
“Sounds like something that will become a recurring problem…and increase our client base, especially if we become the experts.” Dallas was thinking out loud.
“Pain and suffering is a money maker…one of Roger’s Rules, guys,” Christopher said.
“That seems so brutal and mean. Like we’re taking advantage of people,” Liberty commented with a frown.
“Saving my sister was mean?” Jenny asked.
“Or helping Michael defend himself for murder and identity theft is mean?” I asked.
Christopher jumped in. “Roger would always say we never fire the bullet, steal the money or screw the neighbor’s wife. We just find out who did. That’s helping people, not taking advantage of them.” Christopher nodded toward Dallas. “We had a meeting with Gerald McClinton. He was the lead investigator for Michael’s Lone Star Business Mutual insurance case. He didn’t explain it as well as Tulsa did, but he did say that it appeared the breech was made through Michael’s terminal. However, they couldn’t actually find anything on his computer to positively accuse him. There was no sign of any money being transferred or unexplained income.”
“Their excuse is that they rely on their clients to operate in a professionally responsible manner and employ state-of-the-art-technology and management controls in their processes,” Dallas added.
“How do they know it didn’t originate in North Korea like that Sony hacking?” Reno asked.
“They don’t,” Dallas agreed.
“It just doesn’t make sense,” I commented. “Michael already had his clients’ personal information. Surely, he wouldn’t be stupid enough to sell it. It’s too obvious…and completely illogical.”
“I think the insurance company must have agreed. They couldn’t prove anything. They’re still negotiating the claims.”
“Dinner’s ready,” John called, and we all jumped up to fill our plates.
We continued to talk about the case as we worked our way through the pile of food. I had never eaten as much or as well as I had since I took a chance and used the airline ticket Harlan Gooding, the lawyer handling Roger’s estate, gave me when he caught me after class almost two months ago. At first, I thought he was some kind of salesman, trying to trick me into buying something I didn’t need…like life insurance or a vacuum cleaner. Even after he assured me it was a legitimate
“Sex slaves?” Killeen asked with horror.
“Mostly young girls but plenty of boys. I did some checking. Assassins are running $10,000 to $15,000 unless their targets are well known or if you want something other than a ‘suicide’ or ‘death by natural causes’…apparently, suffering is extra.” I tried not to show any emotion even though the thought of what these animals were capable of made me sick to my stomach.
“Can’t they catch them? I mean isn’t the government spending billions to stop this?” Dallas asked.
“It’s a matrix of encrypted websites that allows users to surf beneath the regular internet with complete anonymity. And just like those sites that constantly change your password, the deep net reroutes and reassigns IP addresses every few seconds so no one can find where the searches are originating or even where they’re going.”
“Can’t they stop it?” Killeen asked.
“In late 2012, Homeland Security, the FBI and the Postal Service shut the Silk Road servers down but there wasn’t much money. Payments are usually in bitcoins which can’t be traced. Now that the Department of Defense is on it, there will be a lot more focus on national security and not so much on personal issues. Whoever we’re looking for that hacked Linked isn’t a major player. But they’re good enough to make a mess.”
“Sounds like something that will become a recurring problem…and increase our client base, especially if we become the experts.” Dallas was thinking out loud.
“Pain and suffering is a money maker…one of Roger’s Rules, guys,” Christopher said.
“That seems so brutal and mean. Like we’re taking advantage of people,” Liberty commented with a frown.
“Saving my sister was mean?” Jenny asked.
“Or helping Michael defend himself for murder and identity theft is mean?” I asked.
Christopher jumped in. “Roger would always say we never fire the bullet, steal the money or screw the neighbor’s wife. We just find out who did. That’s helping people, not taking advantage of them.” Christopher nodded toward Dallas. “We had a meeting with Gerald McClinton. He was the lead investigator for Michael’s Lone Star Business Mutual insurance case. He didn’t explain it as well as Tulsa did, but he did say that it appeared the breech was made through Michael’s terminal. However, they couldn’t actually find anything on his computer to positively accuse him. There was no sign of any money being transferred or unexplained income.”
“Their excuse is that they rely on their clients to operate in a professionally responsible manner and employ state-of-the-art-technology and management controls in their processes,” Dallas added.
“How do they know it didn’t originate in North Korea like that Sony hacking?” Reno asked.
“They don’t,” Dallas agreed.
“It just doesn’t make sense,” I commented. “Michael already had his clients’ personal information. Surely, he wouldn’t be stupid enough to sell it. It’s too obvious…and completely illogical.”
“I think the insurance company must have agreed. They couldn’t prove anything. They’re still negotiating the claims.”
“Dinner’s ready,” John called, and we all jumped up to fill our plates.
We continued to talk about the case as we worked our way through the pile of food. I had never eaten as much or as well as I had since I took a chance and used the airline ticket Harlan Gooding, the lawyer handling Roger’s estate, gave me when he caught me after class almost two months ago. At first, I thought he was some kind of salesman, trying to trick me into buying something I didn’t need…like life insurance or a vacuum cleaner. Even after he assured me it was a legitimate
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