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Dutch Schultz
Acting
06 Aug 1901
† 24 Aug 1935
Bronx, New York City, New York, United States
Biography
Dutch Schultz (born Arthur Simon Flegenheimer; August 6, 1901 – October 24, 1935) was an American mobster based in New York City in the 1920s and 1930s. He made his fortune in organized crime-related activities, including bootlegging and the numbers racket. Schultz's rackets were weakened by two tax evasion trials led by United States Attorney Thomas Dewey, and also threatened by fellow mobster 'Lucky' Luciano. Schultz asked the Commission, the governing body of the American Mafia, for permissi...
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David Schultz
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