Sounds to me like the first American turncoat, Joseph Valachi, exposing the Mafia to the Senate back in '67. For more info on this and Joe Valachi, I suggest you buy The Valachi Papers by Peter Maas. I hope I helped.
"The toe you stepped on yesterday may be attached to the ass you have to kiss today." -Former Mayor of Providence, RI, Vincent "Buddy" Cianci