Years ago my step-father’s brother had some businesses in Boston. He said that when the inspector came by, you had to leave an envelope with cash in it in the back seat of their car or you would never get a building or remodel approved.
The book the TRUMPS. Lays it all out. When he learned from his father as a toddler to work with tradesmen he learned how to “make a deal” with the mob.
Check out Freds testimony in front of congressional hearing. He pointed the only thing left out of what others testified about being shook down by the mobs was the fees that they paid to corrupt politicians. Blew it all wide open. It was then that Fred under Eisenhower became a republican and gained the favor of republican Indiana congressman who headed the committee