Anderson provides six reasons for organized criminal involvement in legitimate business. List and discuss those reasons
What will be an ideal response?
Profit. Not all members of organized crime are able to make a "respectable" income from illicit activities.
Diversification. A legitimate business provides the organized crime member with security of income.
Transfer. Illegitimate enterprises are difficult, if not impossible, to transfer to dependents (particularly if they are female). Investing in legitimate enterprises such as a business or real estate ensures that an estate can be legally inherited.
Services. An organized crime member with a legitimate business is in a position to act as a patron for a person in need of legitimate employment—for example, persons on probation or parole or relatives he wants to shield from the stigma and risks associated with criminal enterprises.
Front. A legitimate business can provide a front or a base of operations for a host of illegal activities such as loansharking, gambling, fencing, and drug trafficking.
Taxes. A legitimate business can provide a tax cover, thereby reducing the risk of being charged with income-tax evasion. Funds from illegitimate enterprises can be mixed with those from the legitimate business, particularly if it is a "cash" business.
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