Earlier this month, the fatal shooting of Gambino family crime boss Francesco Cali barely registered in the news cycle. If anything, it was a quaint throwback to a different era, when the crime that captivated Americans focused on shootouts and suit-wearing mob bosses rather than a mash-up of wordy, white-collar crimes and theories about Russian collusion.

But Americans know what they like. For better or worse, a news cycle that hinges on court filings and indictments for things like campaign finance violations, failing to register as a foreign agent, and extorting Nike have done their part to make white-collar crime great again.