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1906 in organized crime

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See also: 1905 in organized crime, other events of 1906, 1907 in organized crime and the list of 'years in organized crime'.

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Events

  • Lupo the Wolf is arrested and charged with kidnapping Tony Bonzuffi, the son of an East Side banker and suspected Black Hand victim.
  • Paul Kelly's nightclub Little Naples is forced to close under pressure from reform movements.
  • "Louie the Lump" Louis Pioggi joins the Five Points Gang at age seventeen. Within two years he would become a prominent gunman within the gang.
  • Nicola Gentile becomes a member of the Philadelphia crime family.
  • Charles Luciano immigrates to New York with his family.

    • Arts and literature

  • The Story of the Kelly Gang (film) [1]

    • Births

  • William Aloisio "Smokes", Chicago Outfit member and syndicate "hitman"
  • Anthony Anastasio, New York Waterfront leader
  • Dominick Brancata "Nags", Chicago Outfit hitman
  • February 28 - Bugsy Siegel [Benjamin Siegel], Meyer Lansky associate, Murder, Inc. member, and Las Vegas casino owner
  • March 28 - Tony Accardo [Antonino Joseph "Joe Batters" Accardo], Chicago Outfit leader

    • References

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