Joe Ga wasn't talking nonsense…
Jemma's mother, Alicia, had helped arrange contract work that, though replete with duties, paid commissions for every completed task.
The commission was disbursed per person, varying from $5,000 to $50,000 depending on the task's location and objective, with the DEA covering round-trip flights and accommodations.
In reality, it was similar to a business trip; the per diem for food and lodging in the Capital City was certainly different from that in the northwest, and if the client was important, even the cost of a five-star hotel and massages could be reimbursed.
Of course, one couldn't get rich from this alone; what truly enabled Joe Ga to make big bucks was the "service commission."
It was like informants for the police who, upon providing tips that led to a breakthrough, could claim 10% of the seized illegal earnings as informant's fees.
