[ChuckMcM]

The scope of this is pretty stunning, but if you're going to make a billion dollars you can probably invest 100M or so in developing an organization that can pull it off.

I wonder when we'll see the equivalent of VC money in these sorts of enterprises.

[navait]

It really only makes sense for organized crime to manage this within their own ranks. You already have trustworthy people, and people with the relevant skills and connections. How would you know if the "startup" you're funding isn't undercover police? If an upstart appears, just "convince" them to share in the profits.

[hawkice]

I'm going to be a little pedantic, but since this is an article about security (and your point is also about security, of a marginally different type):

> You already have trustworthy people, and people with the relevant skills and connections.

In security, there is a distinction between 'trustworthy' and 'trusted'. Organized crime definitely has trusted personnel, but, 'trustworthy'... maybe not.