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States Pass Laws To Undermine Prohibition

1927

Led by states in the Northeast and Midwest, by 1927 at least six state legislatures pass laws preventing police from following up on reported violations of the alcohol ban. Organized crime grows with a large increase of illegal bars and clubs. Notorious mob boss Al Capone reportedly made $60 million (equivalent to $2 billion today) in 1927 mostly from liquor sales.