Dutch Schultz

Dutch Schultz
Schultz's 1931 mugshot
Born	Arthur Simon Flegenheimer August 6, 1901 The Bronx, New York City, U.S.
Died	October 24, 1935(1935-10-24) (aged 34) Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Cause of death	Peritonitis from a gunshot wound
Resting place	Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, New York
Years active	1918–1935
Organization	Noe-Schultz Gang
Known for	Murder, bootlegging, numbers game, extortion
Opponents	The Rock Brothers, Bronx Legs Diamond Lucky Luciano U.S. Attorney Thomas Dewey
Allegiance	New York City's Five Families

Dutch Schultz (born Arthur Simon Flegenheimer; August 6, 1901 – October 24, 1935) was an American mobster based in New York City in the 1920s and 1930s. Schultz made his fortune in organized crime-related activities, including bootlegging and the numbers racket. Schultz's rackets were weakened by two tax evasion trials led by prosecutor Thomas Dewey, and also threatened by fellow mobster Lucky Luciano.^[1]

Schultz asked the Commission for permission to kill Dewey, in an attempt to avert his conviction, which they refused. When Schultz disobeyed them and made an attempt to kill Dewey, the Commission ordered his murder in 1935.^[1] Schultz was shot at a restaurant in Newark and died the next day.