Yes...
and??
If the mafia had enough influence in government to keep government from prosecuting themselves...
and they had some legitimate “front” businesses”...
if the mafia’s operatives then said “hey, government should leave businesses to do as they please, stop harassing and regulating all businesses”...
the local people would kind of have a problem.
while it would be good to leave legitimate businesses alone, it would be difficult to get corrupted prosecutors to consistently prosecute government wrongdoing or to consistently prosecute the criminals hiding behind front companies.
in essence, the fox would be guarding the henhouse.