At the time Broward County was DEEPLY blue. Not only was I in the belly of the beast, I worked for the beast.
Who would I tell? The Democrat-led police department? The Democrat-led Sheriff's Department? Oh, and Larry had...friends...in organized crime. Bad things happened to people that screwed with Larry. You can find the story about Larry's former law partner being suspiciously shot.
I left the employment within the month. Later, the Honorable (chough) Lawrence J Smith went to Club Fed. I deny having anything to do with his arrest.
Did I mention that he and his son are now high paid lobbyists in Washington DC?
Understandable in that case. In that situation the only option appears for the lead criminals to have "accidents", with plausible deniability.