breach
People keep asking me why Federal agencies would be interested in a “breach of contract” case. Like, why would federal agencies care about a business dispute? Well… let’s play a little game. Let’s say, purely “hypothetically”, that someone pulled a few stunts that crossed the line from bad business into felony territory.
Imagine a company signed a contract valuing an asset at $5 million. Then, when it was time for their partner to get paid, they suddenly claimed that same asset was only worth $300 and tried to force a buyout. Not just shady blatantly fraudulent. Now, let’s say this wasn’t just a mistake. This involved contracts involving multiple executives, some who didn’t even sign them, mail sent by different executives, and financial transactions crossing state lines. What little crimes might we find here?
For starters, securities fraud. If you claim an asset is worth $5 million on one contract and $300 on another, you’re either lying to the first guy or robbing the second one. Either way, that’s a felony, and securities fraud alone carries up to 25 years in prison. Then there’s wire fraud, because the moment any part of this scheme touches an email, a contract, or a wire transfer, congratulations you’ve racked up another 20 years per transaction. And if a check gets cut from a bank based on that fake valuation? That’s bank fraud. That one can get you 30 years.
But let’s not forget the classics mail fraud. If any part of that fraudulent paperwork was sent through the mail, especially if different executives were involved in sending documents while others controlled the valuation, that’s another 20 years per piece of mail. Then there’s contract fraud at the state level, because knowingly misrepresenting facts in a contract to manipulate financial transactions isn’t just unethical, it’s criminal. That’ll get you 10 years. And if multiple people were in on it executives, lawyers, partners well, now we’ve got conspiracy to commit fraud. That’s 5 years per person involved.
And if the fraud gets exposed and certain individuals in power try to sweep it under the rug? Now we’re in obstruction of justice territory, another 20 years.
So, let’s push this hypothetical just a little further. What if, after all of this, regulatory agencies were alerted? What if complaints were filed, evidence was presented, names were tagged, and reports were made? And what if the people in charge, the ones with the power to enforce the law, looked the other way? What if politicians, attorneys, and regulators saw the fraud, knew the consequences, and still chose silence over accountability? Because at that point, the crime isn’t just in the fraud it’s in the cover-up. And when the weight of all those felonies finally comes crashing down, it won’t just take down the ones who pulled the scam. It’ll take down everyone who let them get away with it.
But hey, I’ve never been ignored by JB Kwame Illinois Supreme Court for this while he attacks POTUS hypothetically… right?