The real-life Roth--Meyer Lansky--faced four charges when he returned to the US: a drug charge (possession of an ulcer medication without a prescription); failure to answer a Federal subpoena while he was in Israel; money laundering, and secret ownership interest in a casino. He beat all four charges.


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.