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Purple Gang Aka Sugar House Gang — Part 4
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These records reflected that in 1923 GOLDBERG entered
the wholesale sugar end hops at 8624 Cakland Avenue, Detroit, which business.
was known as the Czkland Sugar House and subseauently became the rendezvous
of the Oakland Suzar House and rurple Gangs, He was also reported to be an
officer of Credit Sam's, Incorporated in 1925, which company was engaged in
the auto accessory line and «hich on February 9, 1927, was destroyed by fire.
un 1925 GOLDBERG and HENRY SCHORR entered the auto
accessor; business in Chicaro and in the iatter part of the same year that
business «as destroyed by an explosion end fire and investigation developed
that insurance carried on he store end merchandise greatly exceeded the
welue cf tre uerchenidise destroyed and GOLDBERG left Chicago.
recording to ‘these reports, GCLOBERG was next known in
Detroit as the tresident of the Ub and C Frinting Company in 19390, which
comteny went into bankrurtcy in 1931 and in 1932 GOLDBENG wes engszed as a
alesvan sellic= stocks and bonds in bankrupt companies in Detroit. In
1933 he =< RE osc: as onrners of the Brewery Holding Company
skefcon, Liciifen, wich purchased the assets of the Muskeron Brewery
aa ; Ve Mele Lbis business was chanzed to the Srard
hepids Brewing Company vith headsuirters at Grand Repids, Michigan,
on August 9, 1539 was interviewed at the
Detrceit Office in connection #itn tne iquor conspiracy case at which
time he verified his personal history et out above a con-
sideretle informetion concerning hic esscciation «ith going
into detail as to the financial transactions involved, hat he
vores for the Grand hepiis Comjany through 1353 end 1934, modernizing the
wiant and eculoment and efter 2934 he came to Jetroit where he distri buted
the Grand Herics Brewing loupenjy seer from 4 warehouse on sast noodbridge
.treet in cetroit.
lie releted tne
inting out thet
ielerring to his oreration of the sugar business in
tated thet tye oririnal Oakland Sugar House on Cakland
oe Dut that they pulled out in 1924
ang “he started 2 a ‘busines at tre same address. He stated ihat due to the
pressure put on hist oy recxeteers who attemmted to muscle in on the business
bes e and without remuneration turned the business over to
GCLUBSAS sented thet he had never filed an income tax
tik
in kis life end ths he last year he had never made enough money to
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