Comments by "SmallSpoonBrigade" (@SmallSpoonBrigade) on "How The New York Mafia Actually Works | How Crime Works | Insider" video.

@kommisar. it took the US decades to get to the point where they could make use of such legislation. If they had tried it in the 20s or 30s, it likely wouldn't have worked.
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@underworldfilms86 yep, traditionally, they got their money through things like crates falling off of trucks, gambling, booze, protection rackets, insurance fraud and all sorts of other rackets. Much more direct and harder for authorities to track. I'd assume the rule was to avoid having to explain where that money came from in the first place.
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