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The Rise of Bootlegging | Prohibition-Era History https://classichistoria.com/articles/prohibition?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Prohibition #Bootlegging #History #UndergroundTrade #AmericanHistory

#OTD (May 3) in #OrganizedCrime #History: #KansasCity jury deadlocks in DiGiovanni #bootlegging case, #Patriarca questioned in killing, Kefauver committee is born, #Genovese braces for #Costello retaliation, Cammarata & Vario & Danny Angiulo pass away.

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Collection of crime history items from May 3.

Today in Labor History April 12, 1924: Curtis Turner was born on this day in Floyd, Va. Turner, along with Fireball Roberts and Tim Flock, tried to organize the NASCAR drivers into a union in 1961 (the Federation of Professional Athletes). Their goals were bigger purses, a share in broadcasting rights, and retirement benefits for the drivers. NASCAR founder Bill France Sr banned all the union drivers. Eventually, every union driver except for Turner and Flock, quit the union so they could race again. Turner sued to be reinstated, but lost his lawsuit. The court said he was an individual contractor, not an employee of NASCAR or any track. But he was reinstated four years later.

As a racer, he won 360 races, including 22 in the NASCAR Convertible Division in 1956, alone, as well as 17 in the NASCAR Grand National Series. He got his start in driving as a bootlegger for the illegal whiskey his dad made. He never got caught running booze. However, he almost got caught with a 500 lb bag of stolen sugar (for making alcohol) in the days after WWII when sugar was still being rationed. However, after fighting a gun battle with the law, he managed to successfully evade a dragnet, as he drove 300 miles on backroads to get back home, where the cops were waiting for him. Then, during his trial, he convinced the jury that the sugar was for making apple butter. The judge sentenced him to $1,000 and a 2-year suspended sentence.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #nascar #union #christurner #organizer #unionbusting #bootlegging #moonshine #police

The 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle driven by w:Curtis Turner with mechanic w:Smokey Yunick. Shot by "The Daredevil" at Daytona during Speedweeks 2008. 1966 Curtis Turner Smokey Yunick Chevy Chevelle. By Freewheeling Daredevil - Flickr, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3611490

#OTD (Feb. 11) in #OrganizedCrime #History: #BlackHand is blamed for #YoungstownOH fire, brothers are charged with Lucchino shooting at #PittstonPA, #Brooklyn boss Lauritano pleads guilty to perjury, #Lansky faces #bootlegging charge, #Sinatra goes to #Cuba with mobsters, #NewEngland boss #Patriarca testifies, #Genovese enters #Atlanta federal prison at start of drug sentence.

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Collection of crime history items from February 11.

#TheMetalDogArticleList #louder In 1971 Led Zeppelin manager Peter Grant was asked how he dealt with bootleggers "They're not gonna get anybody heavier than me, are they?" www.loudersound.com/features/pet... #LedZeppelin #PinkFloyd #Bootlegging #PeterGrant

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In 1971 Led Zeppelin manager Peter Grant was asked how he dealt with bootleggers
"They're not gonna get anybody heavier than me, are they?"

https://www.loudersound.com/features/peter-grant-pink-floyd-on-bootlegs

#LedZeppelin #PinkFloyd #Bootlegging #PeterGrant

RCMP seize illegal liquor, drugs and firearm from Ebb and Flow home
Two adults and a youth are facing charges after RCMP executed a search warrant in Ebb and Flow First Nation Saturday.
#globalnews #Crime #Bootlegging #EbbandFlowFirstNation #RCMP
https://globalnews.ca/news/10542838/rcmp-seize-liquor-drugs-firearm-ebb-and-flow/

Been catching up on some podcasts, and would thoroughly recommend a recent 'unlocked' episode from @srslywrong -- outstanding stuff and plenty of food for thought!

"Piracy is the direct result of #libraries that aren't powerful enough [...] Everything valid about #Internet #piracy and #bootlegging [...] Is better served by a complete #library system, that allows people to access things to the highest technological capability."

Essential listening! 😀

https://srslywrong.com/podcast/279-unlocked-the-golden-age-of-internet-piracy/

Giving a presentation about this later this week at the Tuscarawas County Public Library in New Philadelphia, Ohio. Should be a lot of fun.

http://noel-poirier.com/2022/02/02/torch-murder-of-1934/

#TrueCrime #MurderMystery #Gangsters #1930s #OhioHistory #CrimeHistory #Bootlegging #NewPhiladelphia #Ohio @histodons

Global News BC: Online bootlegging: B.C. booze industry concerned local buyers are clicking on Alberta https://globalnews.ca/news/9780868/online-bootlegging-bc-alberta-cheaper-prices/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #BCliquorcrossingborderAlberta #BCLiquorDistributionBranch #provincialimportrules #LegacyLiquorStore #ProvincialBorders #bc-albertaborder #BCLiquorStores #Bootlegging #Bootlegger #Consumer #BCLiquor

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"...hard liquor on the sly. Organized #racketeers dominated the illegal “#bootlegging” industry as well as the urban machine “#bosses” and the vice kings." (1)

The impact of the drug #alcohol by itself on post-#Soviet #Russian society is staggering:

"...estimated that the increase in #alcohol consumption since 1987, the year when then-Soviet leader Mikhail #Gorbachev's restrictions on alcohol sales collapsed, cost ..."

(2) https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/alcohol-blamed-half-90s-russian-deaths-flna1c9450713

North Korea Is Pissed After Pakistani Police Raided Its Embassy Over Bootlegging Suspicions https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/dypkna/north-korea-pakistani-police-raided-its-embassy-over-bootlegging-suspicions #Vice #RSS #News #Bot #internationalrelations #diplomaticrelations #Bootlegging #NorthKorea #southasia #worldnews #Πακιστάν

since the topic of today is #bootlegging here are my two bootleg NES systems. the NASA hor-92 and the supercom 72. #retrogaming

#Bootlegging

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