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Waxey Gordon was one of the criminal elites whose territory spanned from New York City, Newark, N.J. to Philadelphia. He would become the legendary Tom Dewey's first Big case. He was one of the last 'big' bootleggers brought to justice. Malone nabbed him in the Catskill mountains in May of 1933. I have the hand-cuffs used by my Uncle Mike.
Benjamin " Bugsy " Siegel ( / ˈsiːɡəl /; February 28, 1906 – June 20, 1947) was an American mobster [3] who was a driving force behind the development of the Las Vegas Strip. [4] Siegel was influential within the Jewish Mob, along with his childhood friend and fellow gangster Meyer Lansky, and he also held significant influence within the ...
24 giu 2021 · Irving Wexler aka "Waxey Gordon" Notorious Jewish gangster, Waxey Gordon, died of a heart attack at Alcatraz on this date in 1952. The once very powerful Prohibition era kosher mob boss was serving...
16 feb 2011 · Waxey Gordon came from a wretchedly poor Polish-Jewish family on the Lower East Side and endured the tough tenement life. He earned the nickname of Waxey from some who said he was able to remove a victim's wallet 'as though it was dipped in wax', while others claimed as a kid would stick wax to the end of sticks to poke through subway grills to collect the loose amounts of dimes and nickels.
W Gordon (I Wexler) and 3 others held, NYC, as narcotics law violators; charged with possessing 17 1/2 ozs of heroin; 4 autos containing drugs seized; Sec Snyder hails arrest; agents link Gordon ...
2 feb 2024 · Nucky’s reign over South Jersey made him a colleague of infamous gangsters such as Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Al Capone, and Waxey Gordon, all of whom are depicted in the show.
15 nov 2023 · Waxey Gordon (born Irving Wexler January 19, 1888 June 24, 1952) was an American gangster who specialized in bootlegging and illegal gambling. An associate of Arnold Rothstein during prohibition, he was caught up in a power struggle following Rothstein's death.
