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The four years recorded in the gangБЂ™s notebooks coincided with the peak years of the crack boom, and business was excellent. J.T.БЂ™s franchise quadrupled its revenues during this period. In the first year, it took in an average of $18,500 each month; by the final year, it was collecting $68,400 a month. HereБЂ™s a look at the monthly revenues in the third year: Drug sales:б б б $24,800 Dues:б б  $5,100 Extortionary taxes:б б  $2,100 Total monthly revenues:б б  $32,000 БЂњDrug salesБЂ«represents only the money from dealing crack cocaine. The gang did allow some rank-and-file members to sell heroin on its turf but accepted a fixed licensing fee in lieu of a share of profits. (This was off-the-books money and went straight into J.T.БЂ™s pocket; he probably skimmed from other sources as well.) The $5,100 in dues came from rank-and-file members only, since full gang members didnБЂ™t pay dues. The extortionary taxes were paid by other businesses that operated on the gangБЂ™s turf, including grocery stores, gypsy cabs, pimps, and people selling stolen goods or repairing cars on the street ...»