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During Webster's trial, which began on September 28 at the [[Federal High Court]] on Mars, the prosecution revealed that Webster had his subordinates install new power regulators on Starship One prior to its launch, an action that Webster convinced the first investigation was routine. In 3305, one of the engineers who had installed the replacement regulators realized that, like the [[Highliner Antares]] incident, the regulators could have adversely affected the Frame Shift Drive if they had been modified before use. This engineer contacted the authorities, which led to the opening of the second investigation.<ref name="Trial1">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5f71a5ce735d9f51a72f47ce GalNet: Starship One Trial Begins]</ref> On October 5, shortly before the trial's conclusion, Webster offered to confess and implicate the party who allegedly ordered him to sabotage Starship One on the condition that the death penalty be taken off the table at sentencing.<ref name="Revelation">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5f7ae6605e1f2e7fab6c0a7f GalNet: Revelation Halts Starship One Trial]</ref> The true apparent mastermind of Starship One's destruction was revealed to be Fleet Admiral [[Lucas Vincent]], who was arrested by the Federal Intelligence Agency on charges of conspiracy to commit murder and treason on October 9. Webster provided evidence that Vincent had ordered him to sabotage Starship One and backed up his order with threats. While Webster was given a lenient sentence of 20 years in prison, Vincent was placed in a secure facility to await his trial in the coming months. In addition to reportedly having several policy disagreements with then-President Jasmina Halsey, primarily over her aggressive military interventions in [[Kappa Fornacis]] and other systems, Vincent was also noted to be a personal friend of current President [[Zachary Hudson]]. Hudson did not comment on Vincent's arrest, but a spokesperson affirmed the President's confidence in the Federal court system.<ref name="VincentSaboteur">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5f8031b0b1c27315910a85d5 GalNet: Fleet Admiral Vincent Named as Starship One Saboteur]</ref> | During Webster's trial, which began on September 28 at the [[Federal High Court]] on Mars, the prosecution revealed that Webster had his subordinates install new power regulators on Starship One prior to its launch, an action that Webster convinced the first investigation was routine. In 3305, one of the engineers who had installed the replacement regulators realized that, like the [[Highliner Antares]] incident, the regulators could have adversely affected the Frame Shift Drive if they had been modified before use. This engineer contacted the authorities, which led to the opening of the second investigation.<ref name="Trial1">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5f71a5ce735d9f51a72f47ce GalNet: Starship One Trial Begins]</ref> On October 5, shortly before the trial's conclusion, Webster offered to confess and implicate the party who allegedly ordered him to sabotage Starship One on the condition that the death penalty be taken off the table at sentencing.<ref name="Revelation">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5f7ae6605e1f2e7fab6c0a7f GalNet: Revelation Halts Starship One Trial]</ref> The true apparent mastermind of Starship One's destruction was revealed to be Fleet Admiral [[Lucas Vincent]], who was arrested by the Federal Intelligence Agency on charges of conspiracy to commit murder and treason on October 9. Webster provided evidence that Vincent had ordered him to sabotage Starship One and backed up his order with threats. While Webster was given a lenient sentence of 20 years in prison, Vincent was placed in a secure facility to await his trial in the coming months. In addition to reportedly having several policy disagreements with then-President Jasmina Halsey, primarily over her aggressive military interventions in [[Kappa Fornacis]] and other systems, Vincent was also noted to be a personal friend of current President [[Zachary Hudson]]. Hudson did not comment on Vincent's arrest, but a spokesperson affirmed the President's confidence in the Federal court system.<ref name="VincentSaboteur">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5f8031b0b1c27315910a85d5 GalNet: Fleet Admiral Vincent Named as Starship One Saboteur]</ref> | ||
By October 19, Vincent's arrest dramatically changed the Federation's political landscape due to his close ties with President Hudson. Support for Hudson and the Republican Party, which had held a majority in opinion polls since Hudson assumed office, plummeted amid accusations that Hudson and Vincent had conspired to assassinate former President Halsey. Hudson refused to issue a statement on Vincent despite mounting pressure, and over a dozen [[Congressmen]] resigned in protest to avoid association with what some [[News Feed]]s called "the crime of the century".<ref name="TurmoilHudson">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5f8d7a7e5f584c0de06a5f2d GalNet: Political Turmoil for President Hudson]</ref> Although Hudson continued to remain silent on the Starship One developments, he recovered much of his lost standing the following month, after the [[Neo-Marlinist Liberation Army]] bombed | By October 19, Vincent's arrest dramatically changed the Federation's political landscape due to his close ties with President Hudson. Support for Hudson and the Republican Party, which had held a majority in opinion polls since Hudson assumed office, plummeted amid accusations that Hudson and Vincent had conspired to assassinate former President Halsey. Hudson refused to issue a statement on Vincent despite mounting pressure, and over a dozen [[Congressmen]] resigned in protest to avoid association with what some [[News Feed]]s called "the crime of the century".<ref name="TurmoilHudson">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5f8d7a7e5f584c0de06a5f2d GalNet: Political Turmoil for President Hudson]</ref> Although Hudson continued to remain silent on the Starship One developments, he recovered much of his lost standing the following month, after the [[Neo-Marlinist Liberation Army]] bombed a Federal starport and tensions between the Federation and the Empire reached dangerous levels.<ref name="Shadow War">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5fc0f66cdb6b4a02124bfdc1 GalNet: The Shadow of War]</ref> | ||
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