Bootlegging Bonanza: Feds Squeeze But Still Can’t Dry Up the Flow

In the midst of Prohibition, the nation’s capital, Washington D.C., has become a hotbed of illicit liquor trade. Between December 6, 1933, and June 30, 1934, the gap between estimated consumption and tax receipts has grown alarming, revealing a thriving bootlegging business. The discrepancy stands at approximately 35,000,000 gallons – a staggering figure that defies explanation by anything other than the brazen operation of stills and speakeasies.