Looking to make a profit off of sports, notorious bootlegger Bill Dwyer used his illegally obtained funds to purchase NHL and ...

This piece is part of a series of essays on alcohol history. You can read more here.. The grand irony of Prohibition in the U.S. is that although it did indeed succeed in curtailing drinking among ...

Crime organizations, such as the Mafia, capitalized on this as an opportunity to make money through the distribution of ...

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - A Jonesboro man was arrested for possessing meth after a man he shared a residence with was arrested for bootlegging. Craighead County District Judge Tommy Fowler found ...

The federal government devoted significant resources to curtailing the bootlegging of alcohol, which became a very lucrative illicit business for crime syndicates like the Mafia.. While increasing ...

While alcohol consumption remains a public health concern, a nationwide prohibition is unlikely to happen again. At 12:01 a.m., Jan. 17, 1920, America was cut off. Saloons closed their doors.

Georgetown Bootlegging. Clip: Season 1 | 1m 40s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Don Ward talks about hiding illegal alcohol in Arlington Cemetery. Aired 10/02/2011 | Rating NR. From ...

Last winter parents and grandparents began calling for action from the Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation and RCMP to confront the ...

Despite a history of prohibition, Russians are still battling with alcohol – and not just vodka. In 1913 five per cent of the Russian population was alcoholic.

Easton had a reputation as a bootlegging town during Prohibition. But the city (briefly) went dry after a massive raid 100 years ago this week. More than 100 federal agents from Philadelphia ...

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - A Jonesboro man was arrested for possessing meth after a man he shared a residence with was arrested for bootlegging.. Craighead County District Judge Tommy Fowler found ...