Prohibition

The Good Bootlegger

Clip: Season 1 | 6m 9s  | Video has closed captioning.

Roy Olmstead, a Seattle police officer turned to bootlegging and was known to provide the best product on the west coast. He used bribery instead of violence, and was known as 'The Good Bootlegger.'

Aired: 10/02/11

Rating: NR

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