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Waxey Gordon, eigentlich Irving Wexler, war ein amerikanischer Mobster, der heute der Kosher Nostra zugerechnet wird. Während der Prohibition in den Vereinigten Staaten von 1919 bis 1932 war er einer der größten Organisatoren des Alkohol-Schmuggels an der amerikanischen Ostküste.
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.
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From a lowly pickpocket in the days of the horse and carriage, to one of the Prohibition Era's biggest bootleggers and finally a drug kingpin in the jet age;...
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The Beer Baron of the Lower East Side. Dubbed ‘one of the Prohibition era’s most sinister underworld figures,’ Waxey Gordon spent decades as a thief, gangster, tax cheat, and bootlegger ...
14. Okt. 2009 · by Allan May. Waxey Gordon led a life of crime during a very long life. Busted for pickpocketing at age 18, he became a major East Coast bootlegger during Prohibition and the head of a heroin ring following World War II when he was in his 60s.
29. Nov. 2019 · Learn about Waxey Gordon, a Jewish-Polish immigrant who became a notorious bootlegger, gambler and narcotics dealer in New York and New Jersey. Read about his involvement in the Club Abby shootout, his racketeering arrests and his death in Alcatraz.
10. Feb. 2024 · Waxey Gordon was an American gangster specializing in illegal gambling and spent a fair share of time behind the walls of Alcatraz prison. His first introduction to the prison was in 1951, after he was accused and found guilty of selling illegal substances on the streets. Waxey Gordon / Getty Images Photo by Archive Photos.
