{"data":{"id":15962,"title":"New United: Assassination Investigation","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/comm-link\/spectrum-dispatch\/15962-New-United-Assassination-Investigation","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/15962","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/15962","channel":"Undefined","category":"Undefined","series":"News Update","images":[{"id":5919,"name":"NewUnited_Assassination.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/szpmp6166x3t6r\/source\/NewUnited_Assassination.jpg","alt":"","size":568312,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2017-06-14T01:59:01+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/5919","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/5919\/similar"},{"id":26463,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/weozjmuuh3hwh\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":843046,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2019-09-19T15:49:32+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463\/similar"},{"id":27892,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/w3o9r4zgppm77\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":900916,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2021-09-06T14:48:40+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/27892","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/27892\/similar"}],"images_count":8,"translations":{"en_EN":"Advocacy Press Conference Only Raises More Questions\nBy. Aaron Frost\nNEW YORK CITY, EARTH, SOL\n\nNearly two weeks have passed since the failed assassination attempt on Imperator Costigan, but the public has scrambled for any kind of information. Both the government and law enforcement have maintained a complete media blackout on their findings, as unconfirmed rumors swirled through the various news agencies. Finally, on Wednesday morning, mere hours after the passing of the Human-Xi\u2019an Trade Initiative was announced, Advocacy Director Thomas Carmody took to the podium to publicly address the current state of the investigation.\n\nThe director began by confirming the name of the assailant killed fleeing the scene \u2014 Maurice Vano. Carmody went on to explain that blood toxicology reports of the autopsy indicated that Vano\u2019s system had a significant amount of e\u2019t\u00e2m in it. This relatively new street drug, commonly known as Flow, Blinder or TickTock, has been rising in popularity for its ability to put users into a state of hyperfocus and cognitive enhancement.\n\nWhatever part e\u2019t\u00e2m played in Vano\u2019s actions remains unknown. However, Carmody suggested that it is possible that Vano could have used the drug to bolster his nerves in order to carry out this heinous act. And while there have been a handful of reported incidents where users of the drug have exhibited sociopathic breaks that led to violence, Carmody refused to speculate as to whether Vano suffered from a similar episode.\n\nDirector Carmody\u2019s remarks were brief and focused on what little the Advocacy is currently willing to reveal about the attack. When finished, he refused to answer questions from reporters, claiming that it would be improper for him to comment on the specifics of an ongoing investigation. Though many unknowns still remain regarding exactly what transpired at the Banking Federation Summit in New York City, the revelation of Maurice Vano as the assailant has only raised more questions than it answered.\n\nNew United launched its own investigation to uncover more information about the suspected assassin. Maurice Vano was born in Stalford, Bremen System, in 2890, and raised in the countryside. At the age of 13, he became a ward of the Governors Council when his parents were killed in a Vanduul attack along the outskirts of Vega while visiting with relatives. When he came of age, Vano left Bremen and enlisted in the Navy.\n\nWhile at basic training in the Kilian System, several of his fellow recruits recounted numerous conversations where Vano stated that he wanted to be a Marine, in no small part due to the events surrounding the death of his parents. However, although Vano distinguished himself during training, he was not selected. Instead, Vano continued with the Navy and was assigned to the UEES Chimera, part of 33rd Battle Group patrolling the UEE-Xi\u2019an border. Specifics about Vano\u2019s service time are still classified, but several former crewmates we contacted painted the picture of a man who preferred to keep to himself. UEE Navy records released noted that Vano did receive a service reprimand during his third year, for fighting while on leave in Cestulus. While the cause of the incident is not mentioned, it seems that an unidentified Xi\u2019an was sent to the hospital with a minor head injury as the outcome.\n\nWhen his enlistment ended in 2918, Vano returned to private life instead of signing up for a new tour. He received an honorable discharge and became a Citizen of the UEE. Over the following three decades, Vano traveled extensively throughout the Empire, working as a mercenary for hire. Former clients indicated that he was serious and professional and preferred to work alone.\n\nWhile reviewing public tax records that were filed in 2929 as part of an audit, New United uncovered some unusual contracts that could hint at Vano\u2019s motivations when he attacked Imperator Costigan. The files indicated that Vano was hired on several occasions by Pells Shipping, a transport company that was later proven to be a front for the notorious Bascal crime syndicate. The Bascal family has been linked to several contract killings over the years.\n\nThe other employer of note is one Suvi Lorenzo, leader and founding member of the xenophobic group Empire First. Twice Vano acted as her bodyguard while she was in Oya to protest the Xi\u2019an settlement on Oya III. As of yet, no further connections have been made between Lorenzo and Vano, but Lorenzo has publicly spoken out against Imperator Costigan numerous times and in 2937 two members of the group were arrested for planning to attack the Xi\u2019an consulate on Earth.\n\nOutside of his life as a mercenary, at some point in the early 2930s, Vano became a regular at meetings and political rallies put on by Terran Political Freedom (TPF), a hardline Terran independence group based in New Austin. Vano wrote several spectrum posts to the organization stating his support of dividing the Empire and the importance of systems governing themselves. When asked to comment, Jonas Lester, a spokesperson for TPF, was quick to distance themselves from the actions of their former member. Lester pointed out that Vano had not been associated with them for several months and that they in no way condone his actions.\n\nThough several details about Maurice Vano\u2019s life have now come to light, there is still very little publicly known about his actions immediately preceding the assassination attempt. There has been no clarity given to how Vano gained access to the Banking Federation Summit, nor word on how he was able to get a weapon so close to the Imperator. And no hint of whether he had any help at any point in his endeavor.\n\nOf course, until further details are revealed, all we\u2019re currently left with is an incomplete portrait of Maurice Vano, a troubled man with years of military training and ties to numerous radical groups around the UEE. Were his actions an attempt to liberate Terra? Was he motivated by a distrust of the Xi\u2019an and a desire to see the Human-Xi\u2019an Trade Initiative fail? Was he just a hired gun of some still unnamed third party? The fact that no group has so far come forward to claim this act perhaps points to the possibility that this tragedy was not politically motivated, but rather the irrational actions of Vano\u2019s drug-clouded mind. At this time, it yet remains to be seen what additional information will be uncovered as investigators continue to work on revealing the truth behind this assassination attempt on Imperator Costigan.","de_DE":"Advocacy-Pressekonferenz wirft nur noch mehr Fragen auf\nBy. Aaron Frost\nNEW YORK CITY, EARTH, EARTH, SOL\n\nFast zwei Wochen sind seit dem gescheiterten Attentat auf Imperator Costigan vergangen, aber die \u00d6ffentlichkeit hat sich um jede Art von Information bem\u00fcht. Sowohl die Regierung als auch die Strafverfolgungsbeh\u00f6rden haben einen vollst\u00e4ndigen Medienausfall ihrer Ergebnisse beibehalten, da unbest\u00e4tigte Ger\u00fcchte durch die verschiedenen Nachrichtenagenturen str\u00f6mten. Am Mittwochmorgen, nur wenige Stunden nach Bekanntgabe der Human-Xi'an Trade Initiative, ging Advocacy Director Thomas Carmody schlie\u00dflich auf das Podium, um den aktuellen Stand der Untersuchung \u00f6ffentlich darzulegen.\n\nDer Direktor begann mit der Best\u00e4tigung des Namens des Angreifers, der auf der Flucht vor dem Tatort get\u00f6tet wurde - Maurice Vano. Carmody fuhr fort, zu erkl\u00e4ren, dass bluttoxikologische Berichte \u00fcber die Autopsie darauf hindeuteten, dass Vano's System eine betr\u00e4chtliche Menge an e't\u00e2m enthielt. Diese relativ neue Stra\u00dfendroge, allgemein bekannt als Flow, Blinder oder TickTock, erfreut sich zunehmender Beliebtheit, da sie die Benutzer in einen Zustand des Hyperfokus und der kognitiven Verbesserung versetzen kann.\n\nWelche Rolle e't\u00e2m bei Vano's Aktionen gespielt hat, bleibt unbekannt. Carmody schlug jedoch vor, dass es m\u00f6glich sei, dass Vano das Medikament benutzt haben k\u00f6nnte, um seine Nerven zu st\u00e4rken, um diesen abscheulichen Akt durchzuf\u00fchren. Und w\u00e4hrend es eine Handvoll gemeldeter Vorf\u00e4lle gab, bei denen Drogenkonsumenten soziopathische Br\u00fcche zeigten, die zu Gewalt f\u00fchrten, weigerte sich Carmody, dar\u00fcber zu spekulieren, ob Vano an einer \u00e4hnlichen Episode litt.\n\nDie Bemerkungen von Direktor Carmody waren kurz und konzentrierten sich auf das Wenige, was die Advocacy derzeit \u00fcber den Angriff zu verraten bereit ist. Als er fertig war, weigerte er sich, Fragen von Reportern zu beantworten und behauptete, dass es f\u00fcr ihn unangebracht w\u00e4re, die Besonderheiten einer laufenden Untersuchung zu kommentieren. Obwohl viele Unbekannte \u00fcber genau das, was sich auf dem Banking Federation Summit in New York City ereignet hat, noch nicht bekannt sind, hat die Enth\u00fcllung von Maurice Vano als Angreifer nur mehr Fragen aufgeworfen als beantwortet.\n\nNew United leitete seine eigene Untersuchung ein, um mehr Informationen \u00fcber den mutma\u00dflichen Attent\u00e4ter zu erhalten. Maurice Vano wurde 2890 in Stalford, Bremer System, geboren und wuchs auf dem Land auf. Im Alter von 13 Jahren wurde er zum M\u00fcndel des Gouverneursrates, als seine Eltern bei einem Angriff der Vanduul am Rande von Vega bei einem Besuch bei Verwandten get\u00f6tet wurden. Als er erwachsen wurde, verlie\u00df Vano Bremen und trat in die Marine ein.\n\nW\u00e4hrend der Grundausbildung im Kilian-System erz\u00e4hlten mehrere seiner Rekrutenkollegen zahlreiche Gespr\u00e4che, in denen Vano erkl\u00e4rte, dass er ein Marine sein wolle, nicht zuletzt wegen der Ereignisse rund um den Tod seiner Eltern. Obwohl sich Vano w\u00e4hrend des Trainings hervorgetan hat, wurde er nicht ausgew\u00e4hlt. Stattdessen fuhr Vano mit der Marine fort und wurde der UEES-Chim\u00e4re zugewiesen, die Teil der 33. Kampfgruppe ist, die die Grenze zwischen UEE und Xi'an patrouillierte. Einzelheiten \u00fcber die Dienstzeit von Vano sind immer noch geheim, aber einige ehemalige Besatzungsmitglieder, mit denen wir Kontakt hatten, malten das Bild eines Mannes, der es vorzog, sich f\u00fcr sich zu behalten. UEE Navy Aufzeichnungen ver\u00f6ffentlicht, stellte fest, dass Vano erhielt einen Dienst R\u00fcge w\u00e4hrend seines dritten Jahres, f\u00fcr die Bek\u00e4mpfung w\u00e4hrend der Urlaub in Cestulus. W\u00e4hrend die Ursache des Vorfalls nicht erw\u00e4hnt wird, scheint es, dass ein nicht identifiziertes Xi'an mit einer leichten Kopfverletzung als Ergebnis ins Krankenhaus geschickt wurde.\n\nAls seine Rekrutierung 2918 endete, kehrte Vano ins Privatleben zur\u00fcck, anstatt sich f\u00fcr eine neue Tour anzumelden. Er erhielt eine ehrenvolle Entlassung und wurde B\u00fcrger der UEE. In den folgenden drei Jahrzehnten bereiste Vano das ganze Reich und arbeitete als S\u00f6ldner. Ehemalige Kunden gaben an, dass er ernsthaft und professionell sei und es vorziehe, allein zu arbeiten.\n\nBei der \u00dcberpr\u00fcfung der \u00f6ffentlichen Steuerunterlagen, die 2929 im Rahmen einer Pr\u00fcfung eingereicht wurden, entdeckte New United einige ungew\u00f6hnliche Vertr\u00e4ge, die auf Vanos Motivationen hinweisen k\u00f6nnten, als er Imperator Costigan angriff. Die Akten zeigten, dass Vano mehrmals von Pells Shipping angeheuert wurde, einer Transportfirma, die sich sp\u00e4ter als Tarnung f\u00fcr das ber\u00fcchtigte Bascal-Verbrechersyndikat erwies. Die Familie Bascal wurde im Laufe der Jahre mit mehreren Auftragsmorden in Verbindung gebracht.\n\nDer andere bedeutende Arbeitgeber ist Suvi Lorenzo, F\u00fchrer und Gr\u00fcndungsmitglied der fremdenfeindlichen Gruppe Empire First. Zweimal fungierte Vano als ihr Leibw\u00e4chter, w\u00e4hrend sie in Oya war, um gegen die Xi'an-Siedlung auf Oya III zu protestieren. Bislang wurden keine weiteren Verbindungen zwischen Lorenzo und Vano hergestellt, aber Lorenzo hat sich mehrmals \u00f6ffentlich gegen Imperator Costigan ausgesprochen, und im Jahr 2937 wurden zwei Mitglieder der Gruppe wegen der Absicht, das Xi'an-Konsulat auf der Erde anzugreifen, verhaftet.\n\nAu\u00dferhalb seines S\u00f6ldnerlebens, irgendwann in den fr\u00fchen 2930er Jahren, wurde Vano regelm\u00e4\u00dfiger Gast bei Treffen und politischen Kundgebungen, die von Terran Political Freedom (TPF), einer hardline\u00e4ren Terranischen Unabh\u00e4ngigkeitsgruppe mit Sitz in New Austin, organisiert wurden. Vano schrieb mehrere Spektrumsposts an die Organisation und erkl\u00e4rte seine Unterst\u00fctzung f\u00fcr die Spaltung des Imperiums und die Bedeutung der Systeme, die sich selbst regieren. Auf die Frage nach einem Kommentar hin distanzierte sich Jonas Lester, ein Sprecher des TPF, schnell von den Handlungen seines ehemaligen Mitglieds. Lester wies darauf hin, dass Vano seit mehreren Monaten nicht mehr mit ihnen in Verbindung gebracht wurde und dass sie seine Handlungen in keiner Weise dulden.\n\nObwohl inzwischen mehrere Details \u00fcber Maurice Vano's Leben ans Licht gekommen sind, ist immer noch sehr wenig \u00f6ffentlich \u00fcber seine Handlungen unmittelbar vor dem Attentat bekannt. Es wurde keine Klarheit dar\u00fcber geschaffen, wie Vano Zugang zum Gipfel der Bankenf\u00f6deration erhielt, noch dar\u00fcber, wie er eine Waffe so nah am Imperator bekommen konnte. Und keine Ahnung, ob er zu irgendeinem Zeitpunkt in seinem Bestreben Hilfe hatte.\n\nBis weitere Details bekannt werden, bleibt uns nat\u00fcrlich nur noch ein unvollst\u00e4ndiges Portr\u00e4t von Maurice Vano, einem gest\u00f6rten Mann mit jahrelanger milit\u00e4rischer Ausbildung und Verbindungen zu zahlreichen radikalen Gruppen rund um die UEE. Waren seine Handlungen ein Versuch, Terra zu befreien? War er motiviert durch ein Misstrauen gegen\u00fcber den Xi'an und den Wunsch, dass die Human-Xi'an Handelsinitiative scheitert? War er nur eine angeheuerte Waffe von einem noch unbenannten Dritten? Die Tatsache, dass sich bisher keine Fraktion zu diesem Akt ge\u00e4u\u00dfert hat, deutet vielleicht auf die M\u00f6glichkeit hin, dass diese Trag\u00f6die nicht politisch motiviert war, sondern auf die irrationalen Handlungen von Nanos drogengetr\u00e4nktem Geist. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt bleibt abzuwarten, welche zus\u00e4tzlichen Informationen aufgedeckt werden, w\u00e4hrend die Ermittler weiter daran arbeiten, die Wahrheit hinter diesem Attentatsversuch auf Imperator Costigan zu enth\u00fcllen.","zh_CN":"Advocacy Press Conference Only Raises More Questions\nBy. Aaron Frost\nNEW YORK CITY, EARTH, SOL\n\nNearly two weeks have passed since the failed assassination attempt on Imperator Costigan, but the public has scrambled for any kind of information. Both the government and law enforcement have maintained a complete media blackout on their findings, as unconfirmed rumors swirled through the various news agencies. Finally, on Wednesday morning, mere hours after the passing of the Human-Xi\u2019an Trade Initiative was announced, Advocacy Director Thomas Carmody took to the podium to publicly address the current state of the investigation.\n\nThe director began by confirming the name of the assailant killed fleeing the scene \u2014 Maurice Vano. Carmody went on to explain that blood toxicology reports of the autopsy indicated that Vano\u2019s system had a significant amount of e\u2019t\u00e2m in it. This relatively new street drug, commonly known as Flow, Blinder or TickTock, has been rising in popularity for its ability to put users into a state of hyperfocus and cognitive enhancement.\n\nWhatever part e\u2019t\u00e2m played in Vano\u2019s actions remains unknown. However, Carmody suggested that it is possible that Vano could have used the drug to bolster his nerves in order to carry out this heinous act. And while there have been a handful of reported incidents where users of the drug have exhibited sociopathic breaks that led to violence, Carmody refused to speculate as to whether Vano suffered from a similar episode.\n\nDirector Carmody\u2019s remarks were brief and focused on what little the Advocacy is currently willing to reveal about the attack. When finished, he refused to answer questions from reporters, claiming that it would be improper for him to comment on the specifics of an ongoing investigation. Though many unknowns still remain regarding exactly what transpired at the Banking Federation Summit in New York City, the revelation of Maurice Vano as the assailant has only raised more questions than it answered.\n\nNew United launched its own investigation to uncover more information about the suspected assassin. Maurice Vano was born in Stalford, Bremen System, in 2890, and raised in the countryside. At the age of 13, he became a ward of the Governors Council when his parents were killed in a Vanduul attack along the outskirts of Vega while visiting with relatives. When he came of age, Vano left Bremen and enlisted in the Navy.\n\nWhile at basic training in the Kilian System, several of his fellow recruits recounted numerous conversations where Vano stated that he wanted to be a Marine, in no small part due to the events surrounding the death of his parents. However, although Vano distinguished himself during training, he was not selected. Instead, Vano continued with the Navy and was assigned to the UEES Chimera, part of 33rd Battle Group patrolling the UEE-Xi\u2019an border. Specifics about Vano\u2019s service time are still classified, but several former crewmates we contacted painted the picture of a man who preferred to keep to himself. UEE Navy records released noted that Vano did receive a service reprimand during his third year, for fighting while on leave in Cestulus. While the cause of the incident is not mentioned, it seems that an unidentified Xi\u2019an was sent to the hospital with a minor head injury as the outcome.\n\nWhen his enlistment ended in 2918, Vano returned to private life instead of signing up for a new tour. He received an honorable discharge and became a Citizen of the UEE. Over the following three decades, Vano traveled extensively throughout the Empire, working as a mercenary for hire. Former clients indicated that he was serious and professional and preferred to work alone.\n\nWhile reviewing public tax records that were filed in 2929 as part of an audit, New United uncovered some unusual contracts that could hint at Vano\u2019s motivations when he attacked Imperator Costigan. The files indicated that Vano was hired on several occasions by Pells Shipping, a transport company that was later proven to be a front for the notorious Bascal crime syndicate. The Bascal family has been linked to several contract killings over the years.\n\nThe other employer of note is one Suvi Lorenzo, leader and founding member of the xenophobic group Empire First. Twice Vano acted as her bodyguard while she was in Oya to protest the Xi\u2019an settlement on Oya III. As of yet, no further connections have been made between Lorenzo and Vano, but Lorenzo has publicly spoken out against Imperator Costigan numerous times and in 2937 two members of the group were arrested for planning to attack the Xi\u2019an consulate on Earth.\n\nOutside of his life as a mercenary, at some point in the early 2930s, Vano became a regular at meetings and political rallies put on by Terran Political Freedom (TPF), a hardline Terran independence group based in New Austin. Vano wrote several spectrum posts to the organization stating his support of dividing the Empire and the importance of systems governing themselves. When asked to comment, Jonas Lester, a spokesperson for TPF, was quick to distance themselves from the actions of their former member. Lester pointed out that Vano had not been associated with them for several months and that they in no way condone his actions.\n\nThough several details about Maurice Vano\u2019s life have now come to light, there is still very little publicly known about his actions immediately preceding the assassination attempt. There has been no clarity given to how Vano gained access to the Banking Federation Summit, nor word on how he was able to get a weapon so close to the Imperator. And no hint of whether he had any help at any point in his endeavor.\n\nOf course, until further details are revealed, all we\u2019re currently left with is an incomplete portrait of Maurice Vano, a troubled man with years of military training and ties to numerous radical groups around the UEE. Were his actions an attempt to liberate Terra? Was he motivated by a distrust of the Xi\u2019an and a desire to see the Human-Xi\u2019an Trade Initiative fail? Was he just a hired gun of some still unnamed third party? The fact that no group has so far come forward to claim this act perhaps points to the possibility that this tragedy was not politically motivated, but rather the irrational actions of Vano\u2019s drug-clouded mind. At this time, it yet remains to be seen what additional information will be uncovered as investigators continue to work on revealing the truth behind this assassination attempt on Imperator Costigan."},"links_count":0,"comment_count":42,"created_at":"2017-06-14T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"8 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-08 00:08:51","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":15961,"next_id":15963}}