Dutch Schultz
Dutch Schultz | |
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Schultz's 1931 mugshot | |
| Born | Arthur Simon Flegenheimer August 6, 1901 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 24, 1935 (aged 34) Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Peritonitis from a gunshot wound |
| Resting place | Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, New York, U.S. |
| Years active | 1918–1935 |
| Organization | Noe-Schultz Gang |
| Known for | Murder, bootlegging, numbers game, extortion |
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| Allegiance | New York City's Five Families |
Arthur Simon Flegenheimer (August 6, 1901 – October 24, 1935), known as Dutch Schultz, 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.
Schultz asked the Commission, the governing body of the American Mafia, for permission to kill Dewey, in an attempt to avert his conviction. They refused. When Schultz disobeyed them and made an attempt to kill Dewey, the Commission ordered his murder in 1935. Schultz was shot at a restaurant in Newark, New Jersey, and died the next day.