Even when old money makes things go wrong, society still accepts them because they received their fortune morally. The majority of people with new money made their money smuggling alcohol. The Great Gatsby takes place during the Prohibition era. The government passed the Prohibition Act in 1919 banning alcohol in order to promote an ethical lifestyle. Additionally, the law was passed to reduce crime in the United States. The idea that crime would decrease by stopping alcohol consumption, which has turned against organized crime, stems from this law. Al Capone is a great example of a money-rich person associated with organized crime. Capone was an active member of the Mafia in Chicago during the Prohibition era. He saw prohibition as an advantage for making huge amounts of money. Capone is comparable to Meyer Wolfsheim, the player who fixed the 1919 World Series (Fitzgerald 73). Like Wolfsheim, Al Capone was never convicted of the crimes he allegedly participated in. Eventually, Capone was arrested for tax evasion. Gatsby is a lot like Al Capone in a way. The novel never specifically states where Gatsby got his money, although it is implied that he is in the bootlegging business and that is how he became rich in a short time; with the help of the twenty-five thousand dollars inherited from Dan Cody, the man changed Jay Gatz and created Jay Gatsby (Fitzgerald 100). However, both men came from a low-income family and although they did not earn their money in a noble way, they made a name for themselves and everyone knew who they were.