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Dates: during 1971-1971
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Colombo's new celebrity status attracted attention to men who decidedly opposed public scrutiny???the bosses of the other New York families. A great deal of the scrutiny came from law-enforcement agencies. Mafia bosses, who had built careful layers of insulation around themselves?never dealing directly with button men, trusting only a few close lieutenants?found their protective covering being stripped away. Grand jury subpoenas were issued to men convinced they were safe from such summonses. The high-rolling lifestyle they enjoyed was sharply straitened by Internal Revenue Service agents, who carefully checked any discrepancies between reported income...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: The Mafia: Back to the Bad Old Days? | 7/12/1971 | See Source »

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