Reading The Last Mafioso again, I never noticed before that Frattiano claims it was crooked sheriffs who wanted Cohen out, and they promised Dragna they'd split the books with him if he accomplished it.
"...the successful annihilation of organized crime's subculture in America would rock the 'legitimate' world's foundation, which would ultimately force fundamental social changes and redistributions of wealth and power in this country. Meyer Lansky's dream was to bond the two worlds together so that one could not survive without the other." - Dan E. Moldea
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