In F. Scott Fitzgeraldās novel The Great Gatsby (1925) Jay Gatsby acquires his wealth through bootlegging, selling illegal alcohol at drugstores in Chicago with his business partner Meyer Wolfsheim after Prohibition laws went into effect. He keeps his source of wealth a secret, although he frequently holds wild parties at his lavish mansion.
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