Interesting theory about other illegal and fraudulent activities. While it's a possibility, those particular crimes are investigated by federal agencies - FBI, Secret Service, Treasury, etc. Ohio BCI seems to be going out of their way to avoid bringing any federal agents into the Rhoden murder investigation. You would think if Feds were investigating any of these kinds of crimes with murder suspects, we'd see or hear their presence. We haven't seen any federal investigators on this case since the first couple weeks.
Any locals see any Fed presence in the area working cases?
That said, I still think the problems for CRSr and the family began when his foray into the MJ business brought him in contact with people who were engaging in much more illegal activity. He learned about things he didn't want to be a part of and was perceived as a threat.