Chapter 14 - The Federal RaidBy 4:00 AM, federal agents in tactical gear had surrounded our property.
Agent Vance, a sharp-eyed woman in her late forties with a tailored dark suit and an unyielding demeanor, stood in my living room reviewing the server logs downloaded from Karen’s phone.
"This goes much deeper than your wife, Deputy Miller," Agent Vance said grimly, tapping her tablet screen. "This server is tied to an international syndicate specializing in monetization of domestic abuse and illegal child surveillance. Your wife was one of their regional coordinators."
The realization hit me like a physical blow.
I had married a monster. For three years, I had trusted Karen to help raise my children after their mother passed away, believing she was a cold but respectable stepmother. In reality, she viewed my kids as nothing more than commodities for an underground sick-flick network.
"What do we need to do to take them all down?" I asked, my hands clutched into tight fists.
"We use her accounts," Agent Vance replied smoothly. "She’s scheduled to make a large data transfer to her overseas handlers tomorrow morning using her encrypted laptop. We set a trap at the county jail during her processing intake."
At 9:00 AM, sitting in the interrogation room of the county detention center, Karen sat across the stainless-steel table wearing an orange jumpsuit, her hair disheveled, her arrogant lawyer persona completely shattered.
"You're ruining my life over a bowl of pasta, David," Karen sneered, leaning forward. "Drop the charges, sign a joint custody waiver, and I'll walk away quietly. Otherwise, my legal team will tear you to shreds in family court."
I slid her encrypted laptop across the table, opening the lid to reveal the dark-web streaming dashboard frozen on her active profile.
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Karen’s face drained of every drop of color. Her mouth opened, but no words came out.
"The FBI is already raiding your associates in Chicago and New York, Karen," I whispered, leaning in close so only she could hear. "You live-streamed my children to perverts for cash. You aren't walking away. You're never seeing the outside of a federal penitentiary."
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