Prohibition bootleggers

Little Augies

(precursor to Murder Inc.)

Jacob Organ

Lepke Buchalter

Gurrah Shapiro

Legs Diamond

Annenberg’s newspaper sluggers

(farm team for what became the O’Banion Gang of Chicago’s North Side)

Moses Annenberg

Maxie Annenberg

Dion O’Banion

Hymie Weiss

Bugs Moran

Frank McErlane

Mossy Enright

James Ragen

Walter Stevens

Tommy Maloy

Annenberg’s crew began working for the Chicago Tribune, then switched to Hearst’s publications.  In 1922, Moses borrowed money from Johnny Torrio to buy the Daily Racing Form, the profits from which he later bought his other publications, including the Philadelphia Inquirer.  His biggest venture, though, was the Nationwide News Service, which provided results from racetracks across the country.

The Irish Combine

(Irish Mob as bootleggers)

Big Bill Dwyer, Hell’s Kitchen

Owney Madden, Hell’s Kitchen

Danny Walsh, Providence

Joseph Kennedy, Boston

Larry Fay, Long Island

Daniel O’Leary, Philadelphia

The Combination

(Charlie Lucky’s name for his close partners)

Charlie Luciano

Frank Costello

Meyer Lansky

Benny Siegel

Joe Adonis

Seven Group, 1927

(national meeting of bootleggers to establish a syndicate)

Arnold Rothstein, New York (charter member)

Johnny Torrio, New York (charter member)

Charlie Luciano, New York (charter member)

Joe Adonis, New York (charter member)

Meyer Lansky, New York (charter member)

Benny Siegel, New York (charter member)

Nucky Johnson, Atlantic City (charter member)

Longy Zwillman, Newark (charter member)

Willie Moretti, Newark (charter member)

Waxey Gordon, Philadelphia (charter member)

Nig Rosen, Philadelphia (charter member)

Danny Walsh, Providence (charter member)

Charles Solomon, Boston (charter member)

Frank Costello, New York

Owney Madden, New York (thru Costello)

Dutch Schultz, New York

Al Capone, Chicago

Max Hoff, Philadelphia

Sam Lazar, Philadelphia

Charles Schwartz, Philadelphia

Moe Dalitz, Cleveland

Lou Rothkopf, Cleveland

Morris Kleinman, Cleveland

Sam Tucker, Cleveland

Abe Bernstein, Detroit

Bill Bernstein, Detroit

Charlie Wall, Tampa

Joe Kennedy, Boston

Cy Nathanson, Atlantic City

Cleveland Conference, 1928

(regional meeting of Mafiosi below boss level)

Joe Porello, Cleveland

Sam Tilocco, Cleveland

Philip Bacino, Cleveland

Vince Mangano, Brooklyn

Joe Profaci, Brooklyn

Joe Maglicocco, Brooklyn

Pasqualino Lolordo, Chicago

Manhattan Beer Wars, 1928

(split the Irish Combine in New York)

Dutch Schultz

Owney Madden

Waxey Gordon

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Vannie Higgins

Vincent Coll

Jack Diamond

Anthony Carfano

Atlantic City Conference, 1929

(built on the work of the Seven Group)

Johnny Torrio, New York

Frank Zagarino, New York (Torrio’s chief assistant)

Charlie Luciano, Manhattan (Masseria)

Frank Costello, Manhattan (Masseria)

Joe Adonis, Brooklyn (Masseria)

Vito Genovese, Manhattan (Masseria)

Albert Anastasia, Brooklyn (D’Aquila)

Frank Scalise, Brooklyn (D’Aquila)

Vincent Mangano, Brooklyn (D’Aquila)

Tommy Gagliano, Bronx (Reina)

Tommy Lucchese, Bronx (Reina)

Carlo Gambino, Bronx (Reina)

Willie Moretti, Newark (Masseria)

Meyer Lansky, Lower East Side (Bugs and Meyer Mob)

Benny Siegel, Lower East Side (Bugs and Meyer Mob)

Lepke Buchalter, Garment District

Gurrah Shapiro, Garment District

Longy Zwillman (Newark)

Dutch Schultz (Bronx)

Owney Madden, Hell’s Kitchen (Irish Combine)

Frank Erickson, Manhattan

Al Capone, Chicago

Frank Nitti, Chicago

Jake Guzik, Chicago

Frank Rio, Chicago

Tony Accardo, Chicago

Frank McErlane, Chicago

Moses Annenberg, Chicago

Waxey Gordon, Philadelphia

Nig Rosen, Philadelphia

Max Hoff, Philadelphia

Bitsy Bitz, Philadelphia

Charles Schwartz, Philadelphia

Sam Lazar, Philadelphia

Moe Dalitz, Cleveland (Little Jewish Navy)

Lou Rothkopf, Cleveland (Little Jewish Navy)

Charles Polizzi, Cleveland (Mayfield Road Mob)

Abe Bernstein, Detroit (Purple Gang)

Bill Bernstein, Detroit (Purple Gang)

Charles Solomon, Boston

Frank Cucchiara, Boston (Buccola)

Danny Walsh, Providence

Frank Morelli, Providence

John Lazia, St. Louis (Pendergast Machine) and Kansas City (Balestrere Gang)

Santo Trafficante, Tampa

Sam Coralla, New Orleans

Congress Hotel (Chicago) Conference, 1931

(reorganization of Cosa Nostra nationally)

Al Capone, host

Charlie Luciano, president

Italian bosses from around the country

Meyer Lansky

Benny Siegel

Moe Dalitz

Nig Rosen

Dutch Schultz

Abe Reles

Franconia Hotel Conference, 1931

(counterpart meeting of the Jewish Syndicate)

Meyer Lansky

Benny Siegel

Lepke Buchalter

Gurrah Shapiro

Doc Stacher

Hyman Holtz

Louis Kravitz

Harry Tietlebaum

Philip Kovolick

Harry Greenberg

Moe Dalitz

Halifax Conference, 1932

(follow-up to Chicago with Canadian families of Cosa Nostra)

                                                                                     

Havana Conference, 1946

(a number of issues, including Siegel and his Flamingo Hotel debacle)

Charlie Luciano, Boss of Bosses

Meyer Lansky, head of the Jewish Syndicate

Frank Costello, Luciano Family, boss

Willie Moretti, Luciano Family, underboss

Vito Genovese, Luciano Family, capo

Joe Adonis, Luciano Family, capo

Anthony Carfano, Luciano Family, capo

Mike Miranda, Luciano Family, capo

Albert Anastasia, Mangano Family, underboss

Joe Bonanno, Bonanno Family, boss

Tommy Lucchese, Gagliano Family, underboss

Joe Profaci, Profaci Family, boss

Joe Magliocco, Profaci Family, underboss

Tony Accardo, Chicago, front boss

Charlie Fischetti, Chicago, consigliere

Sam Giancana, Chicago, chief capo

Steve Magaddino, Buffalo, boss

Carlos Marcello, New Orleans, boss

Santo Trafficante, Jr., Tampa, capo

Longy Zwillman, Newark, boss

Moe Dalitz, Cleveland, boss

Doc Stacher, Newark, boss

Phil Kastel, New Orleans, boss

Other major bootlegging figures

(most of whom did not survive Prohibition)

Vannie O’Higgins, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn

Legs Diamond, Lower East Side, Manhattan

George Shevlin, Manhattan (gave Bill Dwyer his start)

Larry Fay, Manhattan (gave Owney Madden his start)

Vincent Coll, Bronx

Tom Pendergast, St. Louis

Mickey Duffy, South Jersey and Philadelphia

Daniel O’Leary, Philadelphia

Dion O’Banion, North Side, Chicago

George Remus, Cincinnati

Frank Wallace, Boston

George Moran, North Side, Chicago

Walter O’Donnell, West Side, Chicago

Myles O’Donnell, West Side, Chicago

William O’Donnell, West Side, Chicago

Bernard O’Donnell, West Side, Chicago

Sam Genna, Little Italy, Chicago

Jim Genna, Little Italy, Chicago

Pete Genna, Little Italy, Chicago

Angelo Genna, Little Italy, Chicago

Tony Genna, Little Italy, Chicago

Mike Genna, Little Italy, Chicago

Terry Druggan, West Side, Chicago

Frankie Lake, West Side, Chicago

Joe Saltis, Southwest Side, Chicago

Frank McErlane, Southwest Side, Chicago

Edward O’Donnell, Far South Side, Chicago

Steve O’Donnell, Far South Side, Chicago

Walter O’Donnell, Far South Side, Chicago

Tommy O’Donnell, Far South Side, Chicago

Ralph Sheldon, West Side, Chicago

Roger Touhy, Northwest Side, Chicago

William Lanzetti, South Philadelphia

Pius Lanzetti, South Philadelphia

Ignatius Lanzetti, South Philadelphia

Lucien Lanzetti, South Philadelphia

Teo Lanzetti, South Philadelphia

Leo Lanzetti, South Philadelphia

Mike Merlo, Little Sicily, Chicago

Joe Aiello, Little Sicily, Chicago