German to English Social Sciences History Stasi snitches

Good morning honored Colleagues!
I hope some of you are still around to help me out here, and haven't all flown off to Tahiti, Jamaica or Reykjavik (linguist Meccas, I've been told) for the holidays. I am looking for an elegant solution to this phrase. I know 'verjährt' is time-barred or statute-barred, elapsed, etc. and the author means that treason can be tried at any time. Still, I'm stuck. the target audience is any interested party - although I believe the author hopes to reach former fugitives who may have emigrated to the USA. Obviously, the target language is US English.

Here is the context:

Die BILD-Zeitung brachte am 17. Juli 2012 einen Bericht – mit einem großen Bild des Verräters! – über den Stasi-Spitzel IM Pankow, Ernst-Jürgen Hennig, der den Tunnel in der Sebastianstraße verriet. Infolge seines Verrats wurde Siegfried Noffke am 28. Juni 1962 von dem Stasi-Mörder Lehmann erschossen und Dieter Hötger durch 7 Kugeln schwer verletzt. Anders als in dem Bericht dargestellt lebt Hennig aber nicht in Hohenschönhausen, sondern am Rand von Pankow.
Hennig hatte den Tod von Siegfried Noffke sicher nicht einkalkuliert. Er wollte sogar noch die Kellertür vor dem Todesschützen Lehmann zuschlagen, schaffte das aber nicht. Fazit: Wer sich mit einer kriminellen Vereinigung einlässt, muss auch für die Folgen geradestehen! Und: Verrat verjährt nicht!


Here is my current translation:
On July 17, 2012, a large photograph of Ernst-Jürgen Hennig appeared in the BILD newspaper accompanied by an article on this Stasi snitch who had betrayed the Sebastian Street tunnel. Hennig had been an unofficial Stasi co-worker with the codename Pankow. Direct consequences of Hennig’s betrayal were the death of Siegfried Noffke on June 28, 1962, as well as the 7 bullets severely wounding Dieter Hötger during the same raid. Both men were shot down by Stasi assassin Lehmann. According to the article, Hennig is currently residing in Hohenschönhausen. In truth, he lives on the outskirts of Pankow, a Berlin district.

Hennig had certainly not reckoned with the possibility of Siegfried Noffke’s death. Allegedly, he even attempted to slam the cellar door on executioner Lehmann, but failed. The bottom line is this: If you choose to dance with criminals, you will have to pay the piper! Also, there is no time limit for charges of treason! (UGH)

Looking forward to your suggestions!