... commoners obtain a lot of money through this behavior. Bootleggers had a very profitable businesses (one bootlegger was worth more than five million dollars). Over 2 billion that went to legitimate brewers and distillers would shift to the pockets of violent thugs and slick bootleggers. This boom in business came with a heavy cost. Over 500 Prohibition agents and 2,000 others like gangsters, rum runners ... ...

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