How did huge mob bosses that “everybody knew” was a mob boss, or criminal running the place, etc, get away with it?
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Assuming you mean the USA, it’s because they didn’t personally commit any overt criminal acts.
That’s why in 1970 the US Congress passed the RICO act (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act,) which allows the bosses of criminal organizations to be prosecuted for the acts of their underlings.
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