Chapter 249： : Hardy is in custody

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The phone on the desk rang, Hardy picked it up to answer, and Ava's worried voice came from the other end of the phone, "Hadi, how are you?"

"Of course, why do you ask?" Hardy smiled.

"I read the newspapers and the Supreme Court subpoenaed your company. Some newspapers said you might face jail." Ava said with concern.

"Hahaha, those newspapers scribbled in order to gain eyeballs. It is just a trivial matter. It doesn't involve me at all. Don't worry, how is the promotion going?" Hardy asked.

The movie "Across the World" is about to start broadcasting. Ava recently went out with the crew to make a publicity, but she was not in Los Angeles.

"The promotion activities are going very well. Since it's okay, I can rest assured. I just wanted to fly back to accompany you." Ava said.

"Don't worry, after finishing the promotion, I am waiting for the movie to hit a good box office." Hardy said.

As soon as I hung up the phone, the phone rang again. This time it was Heidi Lama. "Hadi, I read the newspaper. There will be no problems, right?"

"no problem."

"Then tonight, do you want to relax with a drink?" Heidi said.

"Oh Well."

Immediately after Hardy received several calls, he dealt with them one by one, and finally he received a call from President Johnson.

Johnson was a little angry.

"I can guess who it is. It's too despicable to do this. I have asked someone to ask. It will not affect you in any way, but it may affect your business."

Dewey's deal with Hardy was obviously to combat Johnson's supporters.

"You can rest assured, Your Excellency, I can handle these. You continue your big speech tour. I have seen that the approval rate is much higher than before." Hardy said.

Hearing Hardy mentioned the support rate, Johnson became happy, "The recent increase in support rate is largely due to your publicity Hardy. I have to thank you solemnly because of your media promotion. the result of."

"Now my confidence has increased a lot, and I will never give up until the last minute." Johnson said.

Arrange things.

Hardy drove to Hadi Rama's studio, where the cleaning was more welcoming than before. Heidi Rama was cooking steak in the kitchen, Hardy opened a bottle of wine, and the two had a sumptuous dinner.

......

A few days later.

Ava came back from the field, and "Across the World" was about to be released. HD Pictures held a grand premiere and asked all the guests and stars to be present, which made it very grand.

As the boss of the company, Hardy also participated in the event.

During the interview, a reporter did not ask about the film, but asked Hardy:

"Excuse me, Mr. Hardy, do you have anything to say about the subpoena issued by the Federal Supreme Court against the Hardy Group?"

The scene became extremely quiet.

Hardy knew someone would ask this for a long time, and even when he participated in the show tonight, he showed up deliberately, and he had already prepared the answer to this question in his heart.

Hardy smiled and took the microphone.

"First of all, I want to make one point. It is not the Hardy Group that received the subpoena, but a company under the Hardy Group. The Hardy Group has more than a dozen companies, and the one who actually received the subpoena is the'Hadi Hotel'."

"In this matter, I have notified the company and the legal department to actively respond. As myself, I resolutely uphold the federal law. If there is a problem with the company, I am willing to accept punishment and even appear in court for questioning."

"New York State prosecutors sued Hardy Hotel for violating the lottery ban. First of all, we must declare that we did not conduct lottery activities. Las Vegas gambling is legal. Some people place bets in the casino. That's it. On the show, some foreign players ask someone to help with betting. This is not a lottery at all."

"Here, I want to talk about the lottery separately. Lottery is a popular entertainment method. Now the United States has entered a new era. The public needs more entertainment methods. I think it's time to open up the lottery industry. It will play a positive role in promoting the advancement of American society."

"So I have ordered the company to propose to the Nevada State Assembly in the name of the group, hoping to release the lottery ban. I believe that this popular game method will eventually return to the people. Of course, I hope that other states will also release it. Lottery ban."

Hardy turned the Supreme Court’s subpoena incident against the company into a speech promoting the liberation of the lottery ban. The Supreme Court’s reason for invoking the Hardy Group was to violate the lottery ban. If the lottery ban is released, is there still a question of legality? .

Gambling is now open in Nevada. Is it necessary to ban lottery games, a form of game that is much more minor than gambling?

Including other states, Hardy also felt that it should be let go.

......

The film "Across the World" officially opened.

Ava Gardner and Gary Grant were both judges on the "Super Idol" audition show during this period. The two had extremely high exposure and increased popularity. They were originally top stars, but now they are even hotter. .

Coupled with the intensive publicity before the broadcast, the venue was full after the film began, and even the midnight venue was full of audiences.

have to say,

The filming level of "Across the World" is also very high, and the plot is very attractive, especially the scenes of stealing treasures and running away, let the audience watch heartily, and the film critics also praised this film. Give a high evaluation.

Due to various factors, after a full week of full attendance, there was still an attendance rate of 80%. The publisher of MGM’s boss Meyer excitedly called Hardy, “Hadi, this movie is very likely to exceed 30 million US dollars. The second most popular film was "Gone with the Wind"."

Thirty million dollars.

It is definitely an ecstatic number.

But to say that compared with Gone with the Wind, it is far worse.

With the box office of Gone with the Wind and the re-screening a few years later, the global box office reached 390 million U.S. dollars, which is a figure that makes everyone crazy.

At the time of the movie's hit, the Hardy Group received a subpoena from the Federal Supreme Court again, and prepared to open a court three days later to formally hear the case. Hardy was also among those being questioned.

Three days later.

Hardy brought a team of lawyers and all Hardy Group employees who were asked to question them to Washington, the Supreme Court of the United States on East Congress Avenue. Hardy was here for the first time.

The Supreme Court is a creamy white building, like a Roman temple. There are exquisite stone sculptures on both sides of the entrance stone steps. The left side represents the thought of justice, and the right side represents the power of law.

On the triangular lintel of the east court gate of the main building of the Supreme Court, 16 figures are carved, each with its own meaning, with Moses, Confucius, and Solon as the center.

Moses in the center represents the will or divine will, Confucius on the left represents morality, and Rousseau on the right represents politics.

Hardy stood under the steps and glanced at the statue. Is it fair, is it just, is it moral, is it kind?

Maybe only God knows.

Hardy didn't believe it anyway.

......

In the court, the judge questioned Hardy and related personnel. Hardy answered concisely. All casino operations are legal. Casino lottery activities face every guest who enters the casino.

As for live TV, it is an entertainment program of Las Vegas TV.

Hardy picked himself clean, no matter what the final result, this matter will not involve Hardy now.

The person in charge of the agency investment company is a manager of the Los Angeles Gang and one of Hardy’s hard-core men. He fully admitted to betting on behalf of customers and submitted the operating procedures. They received the calls from customers to place bets, and then Go to the casino to bet, the whole operation has nothing to do with the casino.

The only focus now is that customers call in other states to ask the investment company to help betting. Does this kind of behavior count as a lottery behavior and is it against the law?

At this time, it was Hardy's lawyer team's turn to play. The entire lawyer team had 16 lawyers in total, and the laws and evidence they produced were as high as one person.

Hardy said in his heart, this case doesn't look complicated, is it necessary to get so many things?

But Hardy believes they are professional, and he doesn't care how they make Hardy, he only wants the result.

Faced with such a luxurious team of lawyers in the Hardy Group, the three prosecutors appear to be so lonely and lonely. Both sides presented evidence and opinions. The prosecutor’s view is that Hardy Casino’s behavior is a disguised lottery. The act of rubbing the side ball should be stopped immediately and a penalty should be imposed. From then on, this activity should not be engaged in.

Hardy’s defense team is more professional than them. Rosbeck took the lead to stand up and state: "Your Excellency, the prosecution of the prosecution is very absurd to us. U.S. laws never use unwarranted'guess' subjective inferences. 'Such evidence. Come to convict someone or an act."

"Guests called and asked the proxy investment company to help place bets. Is there any illegal behavior? No, gambling in Las Vegas is legal. There is no doubt that the proxy investment company helps bets. Is this process illegal? It's not illegal, but why did these two things become illegal in the prosecutor's mouth?"

"The information on the table is the legal provisions of 51 states in the United States that prohibit lottery activities. In these legal provisions, none of these laws indicate that such behavior by proxy investment companies is a lottery behavior,..."

Next, Rossbeck talked freely for more than an hour, without any drool in the middle. Hardy really admired this guy.

Hardy has seen this kind of scene countless times in movies on TV. This is the first time he has personally experienced it. It feels quite interesting.

lawyer,

On this occasion, you can really turn things around with your three-inch tongue.

law.

You also need to be rich.

How can you hire a good lawyer if you don't have money? You can't win a lawsuit without a good lawyer. So the real fairness is that you have a lot of money.

afternoon.

The court session is over.

Today is just the beginning. In the future, there will still be time to grind, but Hardy will not use it in the future. The rest will be left to the lawyers. What the lawyer team has to do is how to keep the business.

If the Supreme Court finds that the act of calling on behalf of the lottery is a lottery act, then Hardy will lose a lot of money and a big business. If it is determined that it is not illegal, then Hardy's business will become a legal one from now on.

How the court will decide.

Some people say it will be based on the principles of fairness and justice.

If so.

How could the old godfather have a group of friends in the judicial circle.

In fact, the Hardy Casino case is not a big deal, but people know that it involves Hardy, and the cause is President Johnson and New York Governor Dewey, and the U.S. election is involved, so it has attracted much attention.

Time flickered to mid-May. UU reading

At this time, a sensational thing happened in the world.

On May 14, 1948, the day before the end of the British trusteeship period, the State of Israel formally announced its establishment.

In the early morning of May 15, 1948, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon simultaneously declared war on Israel and sent troops to attack Israel.

The first Middle East war broke out.

Janini got the news just after 3 o'clock in the morning and received a call from his subordinates. He was shocked to hear that a war had officially broken out in the Middle East.

"It really made Hardy right. In this way, Hardy may bet on the right. If Johnson is re-elected, he will reconsider Hardy's status in the consortium in the future."

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