"Where do you think the Malfoy money originally came from? So yes, we were taking over protection for the whores on knockturn alley, bribed the MLE to turn a blind eye as our people took over the smuggling business. How did you think the bars got their constant supply while the rest of Diagon Alley was falling apart?" The Malfoys were a crime family; I think I always knew this to be true but wanted to ignore it.