1941 in organized crime

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Events[]

• Syndicate hitman Charles "The Bug" Workman, a suspect in the murder of Dutch Schultz, is imprisoned.
• February – , a minor organized crime figure involved in labor racketeering, is shot three times from behind and left in a gutter while on his way to a basketball game in Manhattan. [1]
• February 6 – Benjamin "Benny the Boss" Tannenbaum, an associate of Louis "Lepke" Buchalter and Jacob "Gurrah" Shapiro, is murdered while babysitting at a friends house.
• June 12 – Murder Inc. members Harry Strauss and Martin Goldstein are executed by electrocution for the murder of gambler "Puggy" Feinstein.
• November 12 – Abe Reles, co-boss of Murder, Inc. turned informant, mysteriously plummets to his death from his guarded hotel room after Albert Anastasia promises a $100,000 reward for his demise.

Births[]

• Leoluca Bagarella "The Brother-In-Law", Sicilian mafioso
• "Sonny", Patriarca crime family associate
• Salvatore D'Aquilla "Butch", Patriarca crime family associate
• Tino Fiumara, Genovese crime family member
• , Patriarca crime family soldier
• 11 September – Marcello Dell'Utri, Italian politician and mafia associate

Deaths[]

• February – , New York mobster
• February 6 – Benjamin Tannenbaum "Benny the Boss", associate of Louis Buchalter and Jacob Shapiro
• June 12 – Martin Goldstein, Murder, Inc. hitman
• June 12 – Harry Strauss, Murder, Inc. hitman
• November 12 – Abe Reles "Kid Twist", Murder, Inc. hitman and government informant