In other words, taking Al Capone down for tax evasion. But as I understand it, taking down Al Capone in that way was only necessary because at the time the law

In other words, taking Al Capone down for tax evasion. But as I understand it, taking down Al Capone in that way was only necessary because at the time the laws now used to attack organized crime (RICO for instance) didn't yet exist. If France doesn't presently have laws that allow the government to attack these sort of organizations [doubt], they really should be writing such laws instead of leaning on selective enforcement of chickenshit violations.