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While uncouth, unpredictable, and unpopular with his mob peers, ruthless gang boss Dutch Schultz. was also, wildly successful, for a time.
Gang boss Dutch Schultz rose to prominence in the 1920s using violent means to peddle low-quality bootleg beer in New York City. When Prohibition ended, Schultz diversified into other rackets, becoming fantastically wealthy in the process.
Playing by his own rules, "The Dutchman" always seemed to come out on...
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Chicago mob legend Al Capone set the template for future crime bosses, offering a cautionary tale about the pitfalls of being an underworld leader.
Al Capone could have pursued an honest career and quiet life with his wife and son. Instead, he chose to become a towering mob boss in Chicago, overseeing an underworld empire based on bootlegging, gambling, prostitution, and other rackets.
Quick to recognize the value of sympathetic media coverage and...
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