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Key People

Whitey Bulger

Whitey Bulger

American crime boss

Lucky Luciano

Lucky Luciano

American crime boss

Meyer Lansky

Meyer Lansky

American gangster

Bugsy Siegel

Bugsy Siegel

American gangster

Taoka Kazuo

Japanese crime boss

Frankie Yale

American gangster

Jonathan Wild

English criminal

Joe Adonis

American crime boss