The verdict swept across every major news outlet at once.
Zane Hartley was convicted on multiple charges, including attempted murder, and sentenced to life imprisonment with permanent suspension of civil rights.
He collapsed in the courtroom when the sentence was read.
Chloe Jordan, convicted as a principal offender, was sentenced to twenty years.
Blake Lee, Tiffany Mills, and the rest of their group received sentences ranging from five to ten years each, depending on their level of involvement. Their family businesses, implicated in the same criminal activity, went under one after another.
As for the Hartleys, Hartley Shipping crumbled under a full-scale assault from the Shaw Group. The stock hit zero in three days. The company was delisted.
Every asset was seized by court order and
