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Gertrude Lythgoe (March 1, 1888 - June 24, 1974 [1]) was one of the most prominent female rum-runners, or bootleggers, in the 1920s.She had various jobs before working for A. L. William Co in London where she began her involvement in the rum trade. [2]
Rum-running, or bootlegging, is the illegal business of smuggling alcoholic beverages where such transportation is forbidden by law. The term rum-running is more commonly applied to smuggling over water; bootlegging is applied to smuggling over land. Smuggling usually takes place to circumvent taxation or prohibition laws within a particular ...
Bootlegging and organized crime became a prominent issue in the United States. Various secret venues popped up around the country, often formed by organized crime syndicates. [3] Because of the rise in illegal manufacturing and limited resources, few restrictions were placed on the production of alcohol.
ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS - In the 1920s and early 1930s, Atlantic Highlands held a special distinction. “It was considered to be the bootlegging capital of the eastern United States during Prohibition ...
The profits from bootlegging far exceeded the traditional crimes of protection, extortion, gambling, and prostitution. Prohibition allowed Mafia families to make fortunes. [ 42 ] [ 43 ] As prohibition continued, victorious factions went on to dominate organized crime in their respective cities, setting up the family structure of each city.
William Frederick "Bill" McCoy (August 17, 1877 – December 30, 1948), was an American sea captain and rum-runner during the Prohibition in the United States.In pursuing the trade of smuggling alcohol from the Bahamas to the Eastern Seaboard, Capt. McCoy, [1] found a role model in John Hancock of pre-revolutionary Boston and considered himself an "honest lawbreaker."
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Charles "Vannie" Higgins (1897 – June 19, 1932) was a New York mobster and one of the most prominent bootleggers during the Prohibition era.Known as "Brooklyn's Last Irish Boss", Higgins was notorious for his escapes from law enforcement.