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LO COS ONT fu f « bk + ko Yn the early 1930's, Tuciano came to the conclusion that a handsome 12 , Ificome contd bo gained from “shoing down" prostitutes and thelr bookers In 14 mew York City. At that time, a booker provided prostitutes for a group of 6 ouses of prestitution, with the boc“er, the madams of the various houses, 19 2and the prostitutes sharing in the proceeds, Luciano and his assistants forced . el ahe madains to pay 35 9 week and uptards ta be “bond-4, " this sum ostensibly 23 sdoing into a fund for logal fees and heads in the event of police raids. In this-’ sSpezation, Tuelano employed--in the new Mafia tradition--non-Sicilians and 38. (111) ogon-ltalfans, 30 ; 3 Thore have heen ather fools ex<tartion inctccnts in the fleld of zyrostitution. it wae reported that iy ?af’ato, Joo M™M Carlo, brother of 3Btaftoso Sam Pi Carlo, had, at one time, been active In extorting money from 37 3frostitutes and plmps. Di Carlo and his men would visit night spots and 39 . iPestaurants where pimrs were wail'ne to be paid off by their girls. Di Carlo i yould then ‘put the shake" on both the pimps and prostitutes as the latter 4y ywere making payoffs. (62-75147-G-18, pp. 6-7) 46 NT 3. Loan Sharking MBO era 30 Another source of income for Mafiosi has been the loan-sharking 2hacket, a profitable venture knowr to operate on the waterfronts, particularly 33 54 35 36 ~ 74 - F* aaa a A tee ns