The families west of Chicago were at their peak during prohibition, before they were even recognized by what is now the commission. The commission sided with the most business savvy factions of these families in their inner-conflicts. Variations of the Castellammarese War took place in cities nationwide.
"...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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