Nobody forced him to extort that guy, Serp. Like George Anastasia said, Narducci and Merlino's arrests over stupid shit make it harder for mob guys who do want to go legit. But a mob guy being legit is an oxymoron in the first place. As G.A. said, these cases prove that no matter how rich these guys get they can't stop being criminals.

The taxes stuff is a red herring. The spend on prosecuting cases against the mafia has a negligible effect on the average taxpayer.

And what are the Feds supposed to do when a guy goes to them because someone is on tape saying a guy with eight murders under his belt is going to murder him, say fuck it and ignore him?

I invoke my right under the 5th amendment of the United States constitution and decline to answer the question.