- Look around for “suspicious” behavior, i.e., behavior on the part of a private citizen that can be made to appear suspicious
- Ruthlessly probe every element of the “suspect’s” life, using the effectively infinite resources of the State, until enough “suspicious” behavior has been amassed
- Assemble a huge list of charges to place before a grand jury
- Present the case in such a fashion as to promote the less plausible accusations and obscure the more plausible ones, thus securing a grab-bag indictment
- Offer the indicted person a plea bargain that will spare him centuries in prison and complete pauperization at the bargain price of a few years and/or a few thousand dollars.
Francis Porretto