All due respect but I disagree with you in part. The mobs, including Russian, Sicilian, Italian, American, Chinese and so on MAY not be intimidated by a small state investigator force. I believe ONLY the federal government will ever have the resources needed to fight the mobs on an “in your face” basis worldwide.
Other than that, I AGREE, and have been saying on FR for a long time, that breaking it up into at least 50 field offices, taking away their badges and guns, few lawyers and so on MUST happen. If they need “force”, they must use the local sheriff and reimburse him each time. I agree with Sheriff Clark to a first man in charge. I don’t believe he is afraid of anything.
The remaining force of “selected” agents must be under the direct control of a gang of nine type committee of elected legislators with limited involvement by lawyers. Moreover they must have their backgrounds checked thoroughly and with an eye toward combat experience because their sole job will be to combat the mobs worldwide.
With a “gang of nine” the Republicans could keep an eye on the Democrats and visa versa as the decades go by. The “gang” must have strict rules placed on it’s activities and operations.
Good point about the mafia.
But it makes me think back to the Kennedy years when FedGov and the Mafia had mutual understanding agreements.
Each had their own turf and each grew and prospered.