♤♧ Wanted ♢♡
|| $500K REWARD ||
Reward for the capture, dead or alive, of the infamous and feared gangster known as "Bugsy" Siegel.
- Jewish American mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel is 41 years old, born on February 28th, 1906 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York.
- Handsome and charismatic, he is one of the first front-page-celebrity gangsters.
Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel
Mugshot taken on April 12th, 1928
The Flamingo Hotel and Casino was the start of his notorious gambling operation in Las Vegas.
- Newspapers refer to him as "Bugsy".
- He hates the nickname (said to be based on the slang term "bugs", meaning "crazy", used to describe his erratic behavior), and prefers to be called "Ben" or "Mr. Siegel".
Criminal Activity
- 1931 - With a goal of killing off many of New York's veteran gangsters, Siegel is one of four hit men hired to execute Sicilian mobster Joe "the Boss" Masseria.
- 1937 - Siegel relocates his bootlegging and gambling rackets to the West Coast.
- He settles in California, sets up gambling dens and gambling ships while also securing the already existing prostitution, narcotics and bookmaking rackets.
Virginia Hill and Flamingo Hotel and Casino
- 1945 - Siegel moves to Las Vegas with his actress Virginia Hill, where he begins working toward his dream of building a gambling mecca in the Nevada desert.
- With funding from the eastern crime syndicate, construction of the Flamingo Hotel and Casino begins under Siegel's supervision.
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