Yes, dt, it certainly was only the appearance of legitimacy. And, as we've discussed in other threads, a big part of Michael's problem was his continual rationalization of his gangsterism as no worse than the behavior of political pezzanovanti.
Ntra la porta tua lu sangu � sparsu, E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu... E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.