Exactly. Because like it or not, it still works for them more often than not.
Yup, that is the game. The Feds get their convictions (Tommy is locked up, as an example) even if the cooperating witness later recants.
There are so many examples of cooperating witnesses changing their stories after the fact that I cannot keep count. Look at the trials involving the Scarpa crew - how many versions on different murders are there?
Best way to catch the smart ones? Get an idiot working for them.
