bootlegging

His films like 'Scarface' and 'Carlito's Way' explore the criminal underworld and illegal trade with visceral intensity and moral complexity.

'The Departed' and his Prohibition-era narratives deeply examine organized crime, corruption, and the bootlegging trade's infiltration of society.

'The Godfather' series fundamentally explores organized crime, illegal commerce, and the bootlegging empire that built American criminal dynasties.