The LaMontages brothers -- Rene, Montaigu, William and Morgan—were
high society
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bootleg
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* Bootleg recording, an audio or video recording released unofficially
* Rum-running, the illegal business of transporting and trading in alcoholic beverages, hence:
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gers
who made $2,000,000 annually through their illegal business during the early years of alcohol
Prohibition in the United States
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.
A tip from a disgruntled employee led to their arrest and conviction, although the U.S. Assistant
Attorney General
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, Mabel Willibrand, reported that "every conceivable political and personal appeal, including an appeal by a
Cabinet
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Furniture
* Cabinetry, a box-shaped piece of furniture with doors and/or drawers
* Display cabinet, a piece of furniture with one or more transparent glass sheets or transparent polycarbonate sheets
* Filing ...
officer, was made to squash the case." On February 9, 1923, the federal court fined each brother $2,000 and sentenced three of them to four months in prison and one to two months.
However, it was 1929 before their listings in the ''
Social Register
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'' were dropped.
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