I agree, bootlegging certainly did make some people wealthy, namely the organized crime families.
Are you sure you want to go that route again?
Before I went Galt I made a great living in commercial real estate redevelopment in Southern California, where intense government interference and rapacity were the norm. We were highly successful yet never violated the law, paid bribes, played politics, or got special favors. There were constant attempts by government agencies to get something for nothing; figuring out how to deal with this was part of the challenge. Not sure what kind of life experience you have had, but millions of people have decent jobs and successful businesses without being crooks. Would a free market and free society be better? Heck, yes, but people need to cope with reality while trying to force the political shark back into the tank.