A hit man is far cheaper and modern politicians have become repeat customers. It's always suicide by two bullets to the back of the head at least 5 feet away. (no gunshot residue)I just watched the movie TUCKER, A MAN AND HIS DREAM, and it made me start thinking. In the movie Detroit used it's political power to stop Tucker by trying to send him to prison for fraud. I wonder if those same tactics could be used today to stop someone building their dream and persuade them to keep their mouth shut.
But the cost of buying a ME is very low. A threat.