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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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a fy aa) ‘eee 4 (De €2-1363) eas Pa GOLDBERG is at the present time engaged in any illegitimate activities but stated that GOLDBERG's background would indicate that he is the type’: °°" of individual who would potentially be interested in crime and vice if it raid him enough money and he could conduct it at small risk to himself. Informant stated thet he has heard thet GOLDBERG has an interest in the Grond Ravids Brevinz Company, urand Rapids, Michigan, which is said to be controlled by alleged corrupt Michigan Republican politician. Informant C narrated that GOLD Bag ape Geena ted a bonding house and was also a business partner of ore ey, who operated the Alaska Herring Marketing Association in Detro teted thet GCLOEDRS, who is about 50 years old at the present time, has been arrested numerous times but has never been convicted of any offense, The files of the Detroit Field Division show that XCLDRBDRS wes the Subject of a bankruptcy case in 1929 and 1930 involving une Radio Corporetion ef Detroit, 14034 woodward Avenue, a successor of "Credit Camts" at the sine address, of which GOLDBERG was the president, The purpose of the Radic Corporation was said to be to buy and sell aute- woe wo a2Swi ll Speake wt ee mobile accessories, Investigation developed that GOLDBERG was buying spark piurs stolen from the Gakland Motor Company and was selling them below cost i and other allegations indicated that he was engaged in other illegal forms i of business in connection with this store, Investigetion disclosed thet after GOLDBERG allegedly went bankrurt in che Redio Corporation he moved to Chicago for a short time, where with Roun S SCHORR, Detroit Furple gangster, he operated the Schorr ” vo.san zt 2énd and wabash Ctreets, / A check of the morgue of the "Detroit News" revealed Te Tee Te nn ‘ numerous references to GCLDBERG. An article dated May 10, 1922, stated that one JQ. SEISCCLL has applied for e warrant charging GOLDBERG with assault and battery. DRISCOLL hed previously recovered a $200.00 judgement against SrLDES. > for failure to turn over $200.00 in collections in connection with we De ie “ ea busivess netter, An article dated June 9, 1922, stated that one RAY eaTTON is in dail under $15, 000,00 bond charged with the statutory rape ot é fourteen-year-old girl. On the preceding tednesday evening, the article re ated, SnrAhD F. NICHULS, Assistant Frosecutor, and a policerzr concealed t cneel ges in the girl's residence and shortly theresfter GhORIU GOLDBERG, | ho at that time resided at 554 Holbrook, and GEORGE CORDELL, 27C3 Sherman ~~ Street {old-time Detroit racketeer and hoodlum) cane into the house and offered tne girl's father a price to drop the suit, Both GOLDSERG and , 67
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