How does the mafia get to spend their money without getting caught?

Question

for example, if you have $200 million, how do you spend it without raising suspicion of the authorities? how do they develop a story as to where they got the money?

Answer 1

They launder the money through a ligit business. In other words a business shows more income then it actualy makes, they pay the taxes on the income and the profit is theirs.

Answer 2

It's called "money laundering" and it's pretty easy to do. Many of the "Mafia," as you are referring to various groups of organized criminals, have businesses through which they launder the money. These businesses are merely facades through which the illegal money changes hands.

Answer 3

"gangsters"  rarely payed "hit men".  After the job was approved it was given to someone in the organization to take care of.

Answer 4

Like in the days of prohibition when they owned clubs to launder the money or pizza parlors, etc.  I guess they pay their hit men in cash.

Answer 5

Ask the Clintons.

Answer 6

Thus the need for money laundering and front businesses.