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10 of The Most Notorious Gangsters
10.
Bugsy Siegel Bugsy Siegel was an American mobster who was
known as the Boss of the Genovese crime family.
He was known for being one of the most feared gangsters of his time because of his ruthlessness
to his associates.
To put it plainly, he was not to be messed with.
In the 1940’s he controlled and financed some of the original casinos in Las Vegas
and became a bootlegger.
9.
Griselda Blanco Griselda Blanco is a pioneer of one of the
biggest cocaine drug trade in Miami.
She spent her childhood up to her late teens as a pickpocket and a prostitute.
When she grew up, she was indicted on federal drug conspiracy charges and was sentenced
to be incarcerated for 10 years.
Jail time didn’t stop her as she still ran her cocaine trade business from behind bars
with some outside help.
Because of this, she was given the nickname “The Godmother of Cocaine”.
8.
James Burke Probably best known for his portrayal by Robert
De Niro in the Critically Acclaimed film “Goodfellas”, Irish American gangster James Burke was the
head of the Lucchese crime family in the 1970’s and was accused of having been involved in
the brutal murder of several people at the time including having a hand in the death
of William “Billy Batts” Bentvena.
He is believed to have been the brains behind the Lufthansa heist, an extensive robbery
that took place in the John F. Kennedy International Airport in 1978 which brought in around two
million dollars to his account.
He was eventually ratted out by Henry Hill in 1980 where he was sent to prison.
7.
John Dillinger John Dillinger has been involved throughout
his entire life.
Some of his crimes would include robbery of about 25 banks and police stations in the
United States as well as the murder of several people in Chicago.
He rose to popularity during the Depression era of the United States, and was then considered
as the most notorious of all notorious criminals in the country.
HIs crime family went directly head to head with the FBI.
6.
Enoch "Nucky" Johnson Political Leader of the Atlantic City and
Atlantic County, Enoch “Nucky” Lewis Johnson began to rise in power when he was elected
as the new sheriff of the Atlantic County Republican Mexican Committee.
He led a notorious organization involved in prostitution and gambling and was an advocate
of the vice industry of the United States.
His acts were so notorious that a tv show was loosely based on his life and crimes under
the title “Boardwalk Empire”.
5.
The Kray Twins Reginald Kray and Ronald Kray, were twin brothers
and British gangsters who were behind the series of organised crimes in East London.
They were primarily involved in large-scale robberies, assaults, arson, protection rackets,
as well as the murder of the notorious criminal from London, Jack “The Hat” McVitie.
These two were feared by everyone.
4.
Carlo Gambino A mobster of Sicilian origin, Don Carlo Gambino
was the head of the Gambino crime family from 1957 to 1976.
He stood up against the Anastasia loyalists in the 1960’s and expanded his rackets to
several parts of the United States, until he was able to control about 90% of the ports
in New York and gained millions.
His crime family was the most powerful in Manhattan back then.
It is because of his reign as don that the entire crime family was named after him.
3.
Pablo Escobar Probably the most famous Colombian drug lord,
Pablo Escobar controlled several drug empires and has murdered thousands upon thousands
of people around the world.
He led one of the most powerful and feared criminal organisations to have ever been assembled
in history and had power over several empires of mansion, airlines and gangs composed of
soldiers and notorious criminals.
He hired several hit-men to kill police officers who were in pursuit of him and paid millions.
It is said because of him, Crime rate in Columbia skyrocketed during his reign as drug lord.
2.
Al Capone More famously known as the REAL Scarface,
Al Capone was an American gangster who Pioneered the crime world during the prohibition era
by having his hand in businesses such as Liquor Smuggling and Prostitution.
At a very young age, he became a member of a notorious gang in New York and engaged in
different illegal activities such as bribery among government figures.
Capone was certainly no pushover as if he had a problem, He would take care of it in
the most brutal way possible, Hence the St, Valentine’s Day Massacre.
A few years before he died, he led a Prohibition-era crime syndicate and was brought down by Detective
Elliot Ness on the grounds of Tax Evasion.
He spent the rest of his life behind bars.
1.
John Gotti John Joseph Gotti Jr.
(October 27, 1940 – June 10, 2002) was an Italian-American gangster who became boss
of the Gambino crime family in New York City.Gotti and his brothers grew up in poverty and turned
to a life of crime at an early age.
It was said by Henry Hill (Another famous gangster who was known for ratting on his
family) that John Gotti was the one responsible for the death of Tommy DeSimone after DeSimone
had previously killed Made Man, William “Billy Batts” Bentvena.
One of the reason it’s believe that Gotti killed DeSimone was because He and Billy Batts
were friends who were apart of the same crew.
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