Follow the Money Part 1: Treasury uses new weapon against the Mob

For a century, “follow the money” has been an essential mantra for law enforcement agencies probing organized crime. In this four-part lecture series, Paul Camacho, a retired IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge, charts the Treasury Department’s historic efforts to take down Mob bosses and corrupt public officials.

Part 1: 1919 to 1933 – Treasury uses new weapon against the Mob

Prohibition and a culture of corruption were the great incubators of organized crime. With few laws on the books to effectively deal with the lawlessness, the Treasury Department’s Intelligence Unit rolled out, via the Al Capone tax case, a powerful new weapon to bring down Mob bosses and their elected cronies.

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