Three months later, Zachary appeared before a federal judge for sentencing.
He had been convicted of securities fraud, wire fraud, obstruction of justice, conspiracy to commit fraud, and multiple federal offenses related to the illegal testing of neural implants on human subjects. The judge sentenced him to twenty years in federal prison and ordered the forfeiture of every remaining asset linked to his crimes.
I didn't attend the sentencing.
At the time, I was flying first class back to New York to close the largest cross-border acquisition in Phoenix Ventures' history.
My attorney attended the hearing and sent me a detailed account afterward.
According to him, Zachary was barely recognizable.
The wound left by the contaminated blade had developed a severe infection. By the time the
