THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN POLITICS IN THE 1920S
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Organized Crime Gangs
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Unorganized crime gangs
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The city governments
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Corrupt police officers
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Purple Gang, also known as the Sugar House Gang, was a criminal mob of bootleggers and hijackers comprised predominantly of Jewish gangsters . They operated in Detroit, Michigan, during the 1920s of the Prohibition era and came to be Detroit’s dominant criminal gang.
Detailed explanation-2: -1. Sicilian Mafia. The Sicilian Mafia is the most infamous criminal group, immortalized in many movies and other media. The Mafia began in Sicily in the early 19th century, but they extended their operation to American soil soon after.
Detailed explanation-3: -Al Capone, Mob boss in Chicago, is the most infamous gangster and bootlegger of the Prohibition era. When Chicago Outfit boss Johnny Torrio quit and turned control over to him after the violent “beer wars” in Chicago in 1925, Capone was only 26 years old.
Detailed explanation-4: -Al Capone, also called Scarface, was a major gangster during the Prohibition era in Chicago. He was eventually prosecuted and convicted for tax evasion in 1931.
Detailed explanation-5: -Organized crime is a continuing criminal enterprise that rationally works to profit from illicit activities that are often in great public demand. Its continuing existence is maintained through corruption of public officials and the use of intimidation, threats or force to protect its operations.