Monday, November 2, 2009

Purple Gang

The Purple Gang was a mob of bootleggers and hijackers in the 1920s. Under the leadership of Abe Bernstein, the gang operated out of Detroit, Michigan, in the United States, which was a major port for running cached alcohol products across during Prohibition, since it is on the border with Canada. Perhaps the most ruthless bootleggers of their time, they may have killed over 500 members of rival bootlegging gangs during Detroit's bootleg wars.
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  1. Organized Crime and ProhibitionNovember 3, 2009 at 2:00 PM

    This was one of Detroit’s own top bootlegging gang I never knew about them until now.

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  2. Organized Crime and ProhibitionNovember 4, 2009 at 5:26 AM

    I think they probably inspired many other upcoming gangs into doing what they do.

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