Rats on Sunken Drug Ship: Regime Capos Turn Informer on Maduro

<![CDATA[The Department of Justice has a long track record of success in prosecuting organized crime rings. Even without the RICO statute, prosecutors could work to dismantle organizations by flipping lower-level operatives and cutting deals for testimony against ringleaders. That may produce some unseemly results – Sammy "The Bull" Gravano's release from prison in 2017 comes to mind – but dismantling the rackets and putting the ringleaders away for life is generally a good trade.]]>