George was a pirate, but he wasn’t a very good pirate.
He knew the water, and he knew boats.
So, he signed up with the Coast Guard.
Sure, he had problems with his background check and criminal record, being a pirate, but George knew some folks who knew some folks, and they cut through the red tape and got him his commission.
George rescued lots of people. And he intercepted lots of illegal cargo.
He eventually started to keep some of the illegal shipments for himself, selling them on the black market.
Maybe he was a good pirate after all.