WANTED

Benjamin “Bugsy” SiegelDead or Alive

$10,000 REWARD

For participation in organized crime

“BUGSY” SIEGEL

a famous Jewish gangster from New York City

New York Police DepartmentCase report

Name:Benjamin Siegel

DOB:February 28th 1906

City/State of Birth:Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY

Occupation:Organized crime

City of Residence:

Beverly Hills, California

Nationality:

American

Religious Beliefs:

Judaism

Spouse:

Esta Krakower

New York Police DepartmentCase report

Early Life Joined a gang on the Lower East

side of Manhattan Committed many thefts Befriended Meyer Lansky, an

amateur mobster Became the Mob’s “hitman”

Son of Max Siegel and Jennie Goldstein

Married to Esta Krakower

Father of Millicent and Barbara Siegel

Had many Hollywood mistresses

Serious affair with Virginia Hill

The initiation Became a Bootlegger in

NY, NJ and Philadelphia Became part of “Murder

Inc.” Ended the

Castellammarese War by killing Joe Masseria

Established ties with Charles “Lucky” Luciano

1932- arrested for bootlegging & gambling

Harry Greenberg Trial

Participated in the murder of Harry “Big Greenie” Greenberg

Murder occurred on

November 22, 1939 Tried for murder- later

acquitted Trial ruined his reputation

“Bugsy” Nickname was derived

from his violent temper He hated the nickname Based on slang name

“bugs” meaning “crazy” He was never called

“Bugsy” to his face He would react Violently to

being called “Bugsy”

He was sent to California in 1937 by the east coast mob

to develop organized gambling rackets.

He set up a national wire service to help the East Coast mob quicken their returnsGained entry to Hollywood’s inner circle

Land was given to Siegel by Meyer Lansky to help him “reinvent” himself

He immediately gave away the desert land– wanted nothing to do with it

Lansky finally convinced him to take on the project

He worked under William R. Wilkerson on building the Flamingo Hotel

The Flamingo

Siegel found black market supplies to fuel the construction

Wilkerson put siegel in charge in 1946

Siegel took over the project in may 1946

Spent way more money than the project had accounted for

Hotel was opened on December 26th, 1946- 9 months before scheduled opening in hopes of helping to pay back debts

DeathJune 20th 1947

Shot in his Beverly Hills Home

Shot twice in the head. One bullet went through his skull

His left eye was found on the other side of the room

Shot by mobster Eddie Cannizzaro

The End