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Bugsy Siegel — Part 23

84 pages · May 09, 2026 · Broad topic: Organized Crime · Topic: Bugsy Siegel · 83 pages OCR'd
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LOS ANGELES DAILY MEWS BARE 7/2/47 4 operations by Ruse wg ee d probably led hing fe on eeey Siege? pat him §1,560,000 4 nds in Hollywood the day of his deat, grremne fom Nigh newest , af distri. e* Police, the FBI and mrict attorney's office,” narrow down Jegwork on the ones | c -SHe ad + et, fe," be ; Whey consider important. frie mitted being a childhood , ‘ “Taformation that Bugsy bounced friend of Mr. Siegel's’ on ‘Tenth t Mtwo checks totaling $150,000 be- Tork," Tells Mitenen in New} [fore gangland bullet brought Met abort hes way, Me. Raft leaked out of the state's investi- tr. Siegel is a closet now is that gation into the alaying. - | 7. H r, not . a ‘ _- = 2 . be othe ig Te weld. oe, ‘gand overlord painted by an un- ’ Investigators m ade it oe Saded thou, httuit difference,” he entified friend—that the notori suspicion of oc Blain that _ Other Big oe -e : us Bugsy died a pauper whil Siegel's death was oor, ty ia names w. ; | alls of his empire, the rolling bashed 22 bob up Bugsy, said Chief Dist. Atty, ’ Investicsta ground of the la - ‘Tavestigator H. Leo Stanley, may Dist. Atty. yj trom the office of “have been ag much as £1,500,000 checkin Y. William ©. Simpson, ; iin" on the basis of this new in- came ee the story that Bugsy ' ‘formation. / : ; Money to o try to borrow the! Siegel had said a week before ‘again’ into cover his checks, ran! is death that he “had to raise Rage - ‘BE name of; George | $1,500,000—or hide out some- ” Raft, who ts et where.” the informant told Stan- @ cucumbes UF Siways as cool as Jey. But, the friend added, Bugsy. cited when ynovies, got pretty ex- Besides that} the friend con- ai. and denied the ee eked about 1 ued, Sfegel thought he had 8 @ story violent! ays to raise the cash. “But may. opening at seen Siegel since e someone considered some of a ae, ft the Flamingo Club", those notes came due the night of rea Tune 20," Staniey theorized. 4 | i whe eae eS PU. epee bX. 839 7 | SE - L iam | JUL 9 ty | Lo - 7 ¢ . bo me ee ce RPE Be aac oye teppei emp pmeamen
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