Bonnie & Clyde
What was stolen by Bonnie & Clyde which was also their main crime?
A Ford Automobile
What was Al Capone's real name?
Alphonse Gabriel Capone
What area was John Dillinger a major gangster for?
The Midwest
What were his main crimes?
He was a gambler and bootlegger.
What was the only thing Lansky was charged for?
Illegal gambling
What was found in the stolen car in Illinois? (Be specific.).
An empty prescription bottle that belonged to Clyde's aunt
What were the names of the gangs he joined as a youth?
James Street Boys and the Five Points Gang
What was John Dillinger titled by the FBI?
"Public Enemy No. 1"
He was the mastermind of what bribery?
The Black Sox baseball scandal.
What was the main mob that he was apart of?
The Jewish Mob
Who was William Daniel Jones and Ivan M Barrow?
Ivan M Barrow is the brother of Clyde and William Daniel Jones who joined and replaced the gunman in their gang. Barrow also joined with his wife Blanche Barrow.
What was the St. Valentine's Day Massacre of February 14th 1929?
Seven members of a rival group were machine-gunned supposedly by the Capone mob.
This was huge because it was so brutal and spread their influence and power far across Chicago and other states because they had just gotten rid of most rivals.
How many people did he kill?
Who were those people?
10 men
They were police officers and federal agents.
List 2 films and/or novels that Rothstein inspired?
"The Great Gatsby"
"Eight Men Out and The Godfather, Part II"
"The Boardwalk Empire"
What did Meyer Lansky help create?
He helped create the National Crime Syndicate.
Who issued a warrant against Bonnie and Clyde?
The U.S. commissioner from Dallas Texas.
What was the Chicago Outfit?
Who started it?
Through his leadership came the Chicago Outfit, a crime syndicate that participated in brutal wars for power over the illegal alcohol trade. They stay in power even after Al Capone, doing the same crimes but he is one of the first leaders of it.
What happened to John Dillinger's wife?
She was jailed for harboring a criminal.
Rothstein was also a huge player in what mob?
East Coast Mob
What was the two ideas he helped develop?
Money laundering & offshore banking
Where were Bonnie and Clyde married?
Nowhere. They weren't married at all!
What was Al Capone guilty of? (List a few things.).
What was his sentence?
After he appeared in court multiple times for things such as 23 counts of tax evasion, contempt of the court, carrying dangerous weapons, and prohibition charges, he spent seven years, six months, and fifteen days in 1939. He also had to pay $265,000 in total for all his costs.
How many banks and police stations did John Dillinger rob?
24 banks and 4 police stations
True or False? Prohibition was a huge disadvantage that led to Rothstein's downfall.
False, Prohibition had helped Rothstein reach new heights of power and income by letting him exploit the bootlegging and illegal alcohol trade industry.
Name two of the four places mentioned where he owned percentages of casinos.
Las Vegas, Cuba, Miami, or New Orleans