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How did the 1920's affect organized crime?

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The era of the 1920s had taught organized crime leaders the value of strong political connections and the disadvantages of internecine warfare but it was not until the 1930s that Lucky Luciano (with Mafia connections) and Louis Lepke Buchalter created a tight interstate criminal organization called the Syndicate.

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