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Purple Gang Aka Sugar House Gang — Part 4

96 pages · May 11, 2026 · Document date: Apr 14, 1945 · Broad topic: Organized Crime · Topic: Purple Gang Aka Sugar House Gang · 96 pages OCR'd
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ars “I known Detroit gambler who is a close friend | of the old "Chesterfield Syndicate." accorling Pherae is & conte f ine gunner for the old Tale no 18 1c onianed in the Ohio State Penitentiary, Tous ee =< iF :: had some contact i i ~~ YN asserted tha 8 as well acquainted in the criminal underworld as anyone in the Unite ates and has built up 2 repu- tation among the underworld of being a reliable individual, le stated that GORAY, however, is now getting old, has mde plenty of money in the rackets and sold out his interest in the Uptown Club largely to avoid embarrassing contacts with his old hoodlum friends who are forever contacting hin and a:sing favors, He stated that is not above handling hot property at “he present time but will most TIKeTY confine his future activities to gambling due to the fact that his set-up for gambiing at the present time is very good. not generally regarded as . bkilier, Ca: . ope erate a nizht club in Florida whien 18 located just one th of the Guifstream Track in Vjami, He stated that in Octover, 194 ‘ t for Florida end told NA hat he has a set-up all arrange he is soing to enlarge “Ris Minit club and establish some crap tables in the rear, Ca GWORGE G, XOLDBERG, was: Georv: 3, uoldberg, Geerge i. aoldberg, C, George voldberg sonPidential Informant U, whose identity is known to the “creau, related that SOLD EMAG is one of the "charter members" of the cada) Dede tawd opera LT ane whietals Ttadan Aavotan aa satan the ian Tin TIL t ee kad. ead dd wl ei wOuSse Aielalty whieh aed UL devel Vi "SU dd the Purple Gens. ‘oe stated that GOLDPLNG lives at 1926 Collingwood Street, Detroit, “iichipan, vhich is an apartment house which he owns jointly eith his wife, gears: JACOLS “WTOBLING. At the present time he stated that GOLDBERG is said to have a real estate office in the National Bank Building in Jetroit jointly sith oo. - n attorney, who is mentioned elsewhere in this report. Sette GOLUBLNG, ne related, is alleged to have made thous>.nds of dollars dealing in illicit liquor during prohibition days and his wife is aiso said to have a great deal of money in her own name, GOLDBURG is said to have invested this money Wisely and at the present time has very few financial worries. Informant C had no information reflecting that 66
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