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Enoch Lewis "Nucky" Johnson (January 20, 1883 – December 9, 1968) was an Atlantic City political boss, sheriff of Atlantic County, businessman and crime boss who was the leader of the political machine that controlled Atlantic City and the Atlantic County government from the 1910s until his conviction and imprisonment in 1941.
Nucky Johnson's Organization was a corrupt political machine based in Atlantic City, New Jersey that held power during the Prohibition era. Its boss, Enoch "Nucky" Johnson , coordinated the Organizations's bootlegging, gambling, racketeering, and prostitution activities.
During the United States' Prohibition era (1920-1933), Atlantic City, New Jersey, began booming as a coastal resort town where gambling, prostitution and other illicit activities were allowed. Racketeering also took place in Atlantic City during Enoch L. Johnson 's term as mayor.
Boardwalk Empire is a period drama focusing on Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (based on the historical Enoch L. Johnson), [7] a political figure who rises to prominence and controls Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition period of the 1920s and 1930s. Nucky interacts with historical characters in both his personal and political life ...
Michael "Mickey" Duffy (born William Michael Cusick; 1888 - August 30, 1931) -- also known as John Murphy and George McEwen-- was a Polish-American mobster and rival of Maxie "Boo Boo" Hoff during Prohibition. He became one of the most famous and powerful beer bootleggers in Philadelphia and Atlantic City. [2]
Boyd was working as a bellhop at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel during the time Prohibition went into effect in 1920. But, soon Boyd started to move up to the chain of command in corrupt Atlantic City treasurer and Southern Jersey boss Enoch “Nucky” Johnson's organization.
The Atlantic City Conference held between 13–16 May 1929 [1] was a historic summit of leaders of organized crime in the United States. It is considered by most crime historians to be the earliest organized crime summit held in the US.
Early members of the New Jersey faction were under the control of New York City's Masseria family boss Joe Masseria.In January 1920, Prohibition began and the United States government prohibited the sale of alcoholic beverages.