Word: bota
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...secret: camouflage illegitimate activities with a legitimate business and challenge the police and courts to prove he is knowingly dealing in stolen goods. For example, a thief sells him some suits. "How you [the rightful owner] gonna know they're yours?" asks Swaggi. "I got Botanys, you got Bota-nys, every store in town's got Botanys." Also crucial is selling quickly. "Chances are I got it sold before the guy who owns it knows it's stolen," says Swaggi...