“Richie: INS, FBI, IRS - I can't get anything out of them. Nothing on...” – American Gangster ... Movie Quotes Database

Richie

INS, FBI, IRS - I can't get anything out of them. Nothing on his travel, his bank accounts, property holdings - nothing.

Toback

That's because they all think you're on the take and you think they are.

Richie

They don't want this to stop. It employs too many people. Cops, lawyers, judges, probation officers, prison guards. The day dope stops coming into this country, a hundred thousand people lose their jobs.

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