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The Irish Mob is an Irish-American organized crime group that has existed since the 19th century, making it the oldest organized crime group in the United States. The Irish Mob has appeared in most major US cities, including New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Cleveland, Minneapolis, St. Paul, and New Orleans, and famous gangs include the North Side Gang of Chicago, the Winter Hill Gang of Boston, the Dead Rabbits and Gopher Gang of New York City, and the K&A Gang of…

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If you talk about the mafia, the first name that come to the mind is some crazy movie that the mafia own illegal business and killing people without mercy. Mafia during the 1920s were just like that. The reason why mafia came up with more power because of the prohibition during that period of time. The most influence, dangerous, and famous mafia during that time was Al Capone. Al Capone was an Italian mafia who attempted several murder. He did a lot of murders, however, the polices could not…

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Smith was a close associate of Owney "The Killer" Madden. The two powerful gangsters formed their own Irish mob when they joined forces to fight their common enemy, the Hudson Dusters. The duo also owned the Winona Club together. In the summer of 1919, he was playing poker at his Marginal Club on 8th Avenue when he was shot by underworld rivals.

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Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll was an Irish American mob hitman in the 1920s-30s in New York City | Coll gained notoriety for the alleged accidental killing of a young child during a mob kidnap attempt. BORN: July 20, 1908, Gweedore, Republic of Ireland DIED: February 8, 1932, New York City, NY BURIED: Saint Raymond's Cemetery, The Bronx, NY OCCUPATION: Mobster, Hitman, Kidnapper, Bootlegger KNOWN FOR: Hitman for Dutch Schultz & Prohibition-era Gang Leader

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The Mafia hasn't been a force in Cleveland organized crime since the 1970s and hasn't made news since the 1980s and early '90s, when its last bosses and fringe characters were tried, convicted and sent to federal prison. But the recent arrest of a former Mafioso got us thinking again about key figures involved in the history of organized crime in Cleveland.

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