Prohibition failed because gangs of criminals moved into the bootlegging business. They made so much money that they were able to pay off officials to kept themselves out of trouble.

The biggest gangster was Al Capone.

By 1927, Al Capone was making $60,000,000 a year from bootlegging alcohol.

A racket was where gangsters threatened shop and business owners with violence unless they paid them “protection” money.

Al Capone made $10,000,000 a year from racketeering.

Capone was able to get away with it as he made so much money, The enabled him to bribe, police, officials and judges.

Did gangsters end prohibition?