Chapter 2107
No wonder the ultimate goal of most federal politicians was to become senators in Congress rather than president.
As president, they could not profit from their position so openly. As senators, however, there was no problem at all.
This money was not suspicious in the slightest, because it all came in the form of chips.
Federal law did not prohibit federal government employees from gambling. The fact that gambling was allowed to exist as a specially licensed industry meant that its operators and participants were all acting legally.
As long as the gambling took place at a licensed venue, there was no legal issue.
Since federal law did not prohibit federal government employees from gambling, was there any law prohibiting them from winning money? Obviously not. How could there possibly be such a ridiculous law forbidding people from winning at the gambling table?
Since they were allowed to win money, was that money considered legal income? The answer was... yes! It was legal income. As long as they did not conceal it and reported it accurately, it was perfectly legal.
Then what the fuck was the problem?
They could take those chips to a casino, walk around for a while, then have the cashier transfer the money into their accounts as "winners."
The casinos would keep detailed records so that, should investigators ever need to check the data, they could provide it promptly.
They could also take the money and play a few rounds of cards. Maybe they would even win more. And even if they lost, it did not seem to matter much!
The gleaming, gold-colored high-denomination chips put smiles on every senator's face. What they really wanted was not omnipotence, but people's respect!
These chips were respect! Whether toward Lin Qi or the mayor, it was