Even the tendrils of the Federation's Five Great Families had reached into Congress!
Time was a factor, but another part was that everyone had not yet entered the intense "confrontation" process.
In this era of primitive and savage rapid development, whether politicians, capitalists, or these gang families, their goals were very simple: to unite and gain more wealth and greater social influence.
What about cooperating with gang families?
Some big shots in Congress still did business with people from the Federation's Five Great Families, and even some bills were promoted by gangs!
Of course, he didn't rule out that they had assassinated more than one President for the bigshots during this period in the Federation where it was a case of you scratch my back, I scratch yours.
So what Lance said about catching criminals and handing them over to him for him to claim the glory was not a joke, it had substantial basis.