The tendrils, like octopus arms extend too far and into too many high places. As the judge that freed him demonstrated, degenerates protect and cover up for each other. On the other hand, if it had been an ordinary run of the mill citizen that was alleged to have done this,well, that would be a horse of a different color. He would never see daylight again. He would be locked so far back in the jail he would not get the Sunday paper until Thursday morning.
We see an elaborate conspiracy theory being theorized. Something which the Mafia itself might be envious of having pulled off.
Sometimes by claiming too much, one ends up with nothing.