While there was alway the "mob" aka organized crime. the point of organized crime is to bring "illegal" goods and services to those willing to pay for it. just like mcdonalds bring Hamburgers to those who want to eat Hamburgers. They are very organized and need to be to make a profit.
prohibition make all alcohol illegal. those best to profit from this now ''illegal" good were those who already had a structure to provide "illegal" goods and services. since everyone like alcohol, be it simply beer or a whisky, organized crime was able to make lot so money, which the organization invested in itself to provide futher infustructre to provide good and services.
so after alcohol become legal again, organized crime still had this infustructure in place to provide goods and services that have not been legal yet, such as other drugs, prositution, stolen goods (at cheaper prices), etc.
The enormous growth of organized crime.
Bootleggers and organized crime.
The crime rate soared and organized crime grew rapidly.
the Prohibition Erathe Prohibition Era
The rise of organized crime during the period
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the Prohibition and through that, the rise to power of organized crime.
The violence of Al Capone and other organized crime leaders reduced support for Prohibition.
Prohibition banned the sale and production of alcohol, creating a lucrative black market for bootleggers. Organized crime groups took advantage of this demand, with figures like Al Capone becoming wealthy and powerful by supplying illegal alcohol. The violence and corruption associated with Prohibition led to the rise of organized crime syndicates in major cities across the United States.
prohibition and the rise of organized crime
Prohibition led to the rapid growth of organized crime, pervasive corruption of public officials, consumption of sometimes toxic moonshine, the loss of tax revenues, an increase in violence, a growing disrespect for the law, and many other very serious problems.
The rapid rise in organized crime to meet the high demand for alcoholic beverages was an unanticipated consequence of National Prohibition in the US.