Why would he stop all of a sudden ?
For 50 years he's run the business above board, and now he decides to launder the money ?
Did previous license require banking proof?
His own words from the article..
Leifer said he needs the harder-to-get “carry” permit because he does business deals and takes client retainers that sometimes involve a “substantial amount of cash.” He’s also a partner in two bars — Brandy Library in Tribeca and Copper & Oak on the Lower East Side — which “also generate cash.”
I take that to mean that was not the license he had a was wanting to upgrade?