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Benjamin “Bugsy” SiegelDead or Alive

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BUGSY SIEGEL

The purpose of this PowerPoint is to teach you about the

wrongdoings and accomplishments of

a famous Jewish gangster from New York City

New York Police DepartmentCase report

Name:Benjamin Siegel

DOB:February 28th 1906

City/State of Birth:Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY

Occupation:Organized crime

City of Residence:

Beverly Hills, California

Nationality:

American

Religious Beliefs:

Judaism

Spouse:

Esta Krakower

New York Police DepartmentCase report

Early Life• Joined gang on the Lower Eas t

s ide of Manha ttan• Committed many thefts• came up with his pushcart idea• , Befriended Meyer Lansky an

amateur mobs te r• ’ Mob s hitman

• Son of Max Siegel and Jennie Goldstein• Married to Esta Krakower• Father of Millicent and Barbara Siegel• Had many Hollywood mistresses• Serious affair with Virginia Hill

Becoming a “g”

•Became a Bootlegger in NY, NJ and Philadelphia

•part of Murder Inc.•Ended the Castellammarese

War by killing Joe Masseria•Established ties with Charles

“Lucky” Luciano•1932- arrested for

bootlegging & gambling

Harry Greenberg Trial•Participated in murder of Harry

“Big Greenie” Greenberg•Murder occurred on November

22, 1939•Tried for murder- later

acquitted•Trial ruined his reputation•Nickname formed from this

trial

“Bugsy”• Nickname derived from his

vio lent temper

• Hated the nickname

• Bas ed on s lang name “bugs ” meaning crazy

• Never called Bugs y face toface

• Violently react to be ing called Bugs y

• Sent to California in 1937 by east coast mob

• Develop organized gambling rackets

•Set up a national wire service to help the East Coast mob quicken their returns•Gained entry to Hollywood’s inner circle

• Land given to Siegel by Mayer Lansky to help him “reinvent” himself

• Immediately gave away desert land– wanted nothing to do with it

• Lansky finally convinced Siegel to take on the project

• Worked under William R. Wilkerson on the Flamingo Hotel

The Flamingo•Under wilson, siegel found black market supplies to fuel construction

•Wilkerson put siegel in charge in 1946

•Siegel took over project in may 1946

•Spent way more money than the project had accounted for

•Hotel was opened on December 26th, 1946- 9 months before scheduled opening in hopes of helping to pay back debts

DeathJune 20 th 1947

• Beverly Hills Home

• Shot twice in the head Shot fired through skull

• Eye found in other side of room

• Ex mobster Eddie Cannizzaro

R.I.P

The End