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Nor did the political machine that had controlled the city's administration for decades escape Seabury's scrutiny. Day after day, witnesses, eventually some twenty-four hundred in number, appeared before the legislative investigating committee for which Seabury served as directing counsel and were subjected to an aggressive and often accusatory examination. The committee learned that the bribery of public officials was so rampant as to be an essential part of doing business in the city — without payoffs one could not obtain basic services or franchises or necessary permits. Special consideration was given to known gamblers, bootleggers, and leaders of organized crime, including the heads of the Luciano-Costello crime empire. As Seabury's investigation continued to expand, his staff discovered evidence of suspicious deposits suggesting a pattern of bribery implicating the mayor of New York himself.
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