Originally posted by plawrence:
I'm wondering if, given the FBI's (and especially Hoover's) "blind eye" (at least in public) towards organized crime and their position that there was no such thing as a "mafia", they were, in fact, attending mob "social events" in the 1940s.
Thats an excellent point. DC and I were recently discussing old newspaper articles from the 40's/50's and how little correct info they contained and how the public perception of the Mob was distorted. The federal government's position of "ignoring" the mob (headed up by J. Edgar Hoover) was in its hey-day during the 40's and probably would have precluded the FBI from taking down license plate numbers, etc. at Connie's wedding.
