but this does not mean necessarily that he was bootlegging. only that he was not willed to pay the gang
If it was in the early 20's,during prohibtion.He smuggled booze into the U.S. which was illegal
as i said, not necessarily! it was possible under legal medicinal permits, which he had.
It may be possible.Gambling lord Jim O'Leary made the same trick,by having a pharmacy licence for distributing alchohol.In fact he was bootlegging