Talk:William Hedgcock Webster

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"who ascended to the CIA after his successful coups against the New York mafia families while director of the FBI under President Jimmy Carter."

I don't know enough about Webster's history to feel comfortable making this edit -- but "successful coups"? I'm not really sure what this means in the context of Webster's history. Successful prosecutions? I'd suggest some plain language that actually explains what Webster accomplished or achieved.