Dutch Schultz

Dutch Schultz
Schultz's 1931 mugshot
Born
Arthur Simon Flegenheimer

August 6, 1901
DiedOctober 24, 1935(1935-10-24) (aged 34)
Cause of deathPeritonitis from a gunshot wound
Resting placeGate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, New York, U.S.
Years active1918–1935
OrganizationNoe-Schultz Gang
Known forMurder, bootlegging, numbers game, extortion
Opponents
AllegianceNew York City's Five Families

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.[1]

Schultz asked the Commission for permission to kill Dewey, in an attempt to avert his conviction, which they refused. When Schultz disobeyed them and made an attempt to kill Dewey, the Commission ordered his murder in 1935.[1] Schultz was shot at a restaurant in Newark, New Jersey, and died the next day.

  1. ^ a b The Five Families. MacMillan. May 13, 2014. ISBN 9781429907989. Retrieved June 22, 2008.