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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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Among these were Peter Panto, a young Jongshoreman who “made, trouble” by trying to lead a revolt! against the gane on the docks; and Morris Diamond, a teamsters union official, and Joseph Rosen- a truck owner, both of whom op- posed the gangsters in the gar- a collectors, the beat-up. artists and ‘oulevard nia other rank -and« file. -smembers, Fometimes participating personal. ly in the important or “special” iobs, Function of the “Troops” Below these three men in the table of organization were the “troops,” who performed murder fon recompense. Their activities were not restricted to murder. 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