Cody was known for his cautious behavior, including installing anti-bugging devices in his phones and patting guests at his home for bugs. As a result, federal prosecutors described him as a tough case to crack. However, Cody eventually went to jail for racketeering and Robert Sasso, the Treasurer of 282, took power. In what federal prosecutors described as a "desperate attempt" to regain power, Cody hired a former jailhouse inmate to assassinate Sasso. The inmate was an informant for the FBI, and recorded conversations about the plot, including Cody discussing "relative merits of using explosives or a gun with a silencer," to kill Sasso. Cody went to prison for attempted murder as a result.
