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The recent federal case comes nearly two decades after Wiederhorn was first ensnared in financial crimes.

The con artist in Ritter’s novel is a young woman with a murky past and visions of absconded riches who is ensnared in an elaborate swindle that recalls David Mamet at his most labyrinthine.

Attorneys for many of the officers, however, said Bonta’s office cast too wide of a net, ensnaring officers who did little more than show up for work.

When his newly created Department of Government Efficiency was immediately ensnared in lawsuits over its attempts to reduce the size of the federal government, Trump shared a quote frequently attributed to Napoleon.

Before that came #MeToo, which was dismantled by the near total lack of accountability for the famous men it ensnared, and jokes.