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. Schultz made his fortune in organized crime-related activities, […]
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NYC Mafia’s Mob Tax | American Godfathers: The Five Families (S1)
Explore how the NYC Mafia in the 1990s imposed a ‘mob tax’ on legitimate businesses, using extortion tactics to collect money and exert control in this scene from Season 1, Episode 3. #AmericanGodfathers Subscribe for […]
How Prohibition Created the Mafia | History
Starting in January 1920, the United States became a dry country. Prohibition banned the manufacture and sale of alcohol in an attempt to civilize unruly Americans (and some other reasons). The experiment had many unintended […]
The Mafia’s Golden Age: Crime and Controversy | American Godfathers: The Five Families (S1)
Follow the American Mafia from their early development in New York City neighborhoods through Prohibition, to the boom days of the 1950’s. Explore how public violence, involvement in the drug trade, and appearances at government […]