Carbone was known as the boss of a racketeering conspiracy that involved extortion, attempted murder, assault and arson as part of a scheme to control Pierce County's tavern and cabaret business which brought about a scandal in the 1970s that led to the downfall of the Pierce County sheriff George V. Janovich, and reform of the county government. Carbone and five others were charged, including then-Sheriff Janovich. Among other things, Janovich was accused of accepting $1,300 in bribes from an undercover FBI agent posing as a prospective tavern buyer, and tipping off Carbone's operation to impending gambling raids. Besides arson and murder threats, the gang performed insurance fraud and ran shakedown and protection scams, prostitution and gambling. Carbone also ran a lucrative bail-bond bu