Military expedience first forged the U.S.-mafia alliance in WWII

Evidence

Although the Navy long tried to cover up the story, Luciano also aided preparations for the Allied invasion of Sicily. There’s debate about exactly how much help the mafia provided, but at the very least, Luciano and others supplied information about the island and local contacts to help with the landing and to ensure social order would be maintained after the Allies took control. It was an early example of the links between the military and the mob. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 331

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 331