George Moran was a typical gangster. He had a hand in bootlegging , bribed politicians and regarded as a quote "Robin Hood" by some people.
He migrated to Chicago at the turn of the century and his name was better known in the roaring 20’s in many papers. He was a member of the North Side "Irish Gang" and took on many Sicilian Gangsters at their own game.
Over the years Moran had been under suspicion of theft and robbery. Every time it made it to court the judge would acquit him of all charges. He was kept of of jail for a long time with his 5th amendment right not to testify against himself. George was also good at bribing officials. Then in 1917 he was caught red-handed while attempting to rob a department store. Their were many witness’s and he couldn’t get out of his sentence. It was for five years in prison.
During his time in prison the 18th amendment would be passed prohibiting the manufacture, disbursement and consumption of alcohol except for medical purp
Upon his release he made it back to Chicago where he was met with open arms. Now the police did him favors out of obligation of fear instead of just being bribed.
This is when Moran made it big. The plan was simple, America wanted to drink. This would be the uprising of his success bringing in lots of money to run and organize his gang. He would sell the alcohol at speakeasies. Everyone in the town knew what went on there but no one reported it. Why? Because all of the elected officials, police officers and other public servants or rich were going to them to have a drink. It’s what made the crime so hard to catch.
After all his experiences in crime he was finally brought down by the FBI for petty theft due to lack of funds and no job. This time he was sentenced to 10 years at Fort Leavenworth Penitentiary. After his release he was arrested for a bank robbery in Ohio and served 10 more years. He never finished that sentence because he died of lung cancer on February o
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