Bugsy seigel biography

American mobster (–)

Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (; February 28, – June 20, ) was an American mobster^[3] who was a driving force behind the development of the Las Vegas Strip.^[4] Siegel was influential within the Jewish Mob, along with his childhood friend and fellow gangster Meyer Lansky, and he also held significant influence within the Italian-American Mafia and the largely Italian-Jewish National Crime Syndicate.

Described as "handsome" and "charismatic", Siegel became one of the first front-page celebrity gangsters.^[5]

Siegel was one of the founders and leaders of Murder, Inc.^[6] and became a bootlegger during American Prohibition.

The Twenty-first Amendment was passed in repealing Prohibition, and he turned to gambling.

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In , he left New York and moved to California. His time as a mobster during this period was mainly as a hitman and muscle, as he was noted for his prowess with guns and violence. In , Siegel was tried