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J Edgar Hoover denied the existence of organized crime until he couldn't, after the 1957 Apalachin meeting; surely he knew better- what motivated him to take this public stance? Was the FBI's credibility affected when he was proven wrong?

by /u/td4999 in /r/AskHistorians

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