Chapter 12 - THE FALL OF THE DOYLE FAMILY
The federal investigation expanded over the following months.
The flash drive became one piece of a much larger case.
Financial records.
Witness statements.
Shipping manifests.
Surveillance footage.
The evidence exposed a network of corruption and illegal trafficking.
Patrick Doyle was arrested.
Graham followed.
Several officials faced charges.
The Regency was placed under independent management while its finances were reviewed.
The peace agreement collapsed.
But the feared war never came.
Vincent had refused to retaliate.
Instead, he cooperated through counsel and began separating his legitimate businesses from the criminal operations he'd inherited.
It cost him money.
Influence.
And the loyalty of men who believed power meant never backing down.
But he continued.
One afternoon, I read an article about the changes.
Vincent Russo was stepping away from several businesses tied to organized crime.
Investigations into his own past were ongoing.
He wasn't escaping accountability.
He was finally facing it.
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I stared at his photograph.
Then whispered, “Good.”
