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Purple Gang Aka Sugar House Gang — Part 3

98 pages · May 11, 2026 · Document date: Apr 23, 1974 · Broad topic: Organized Crime · Topic: Purple Gang Aka Sugar House Gang · 98 pages OCR'd
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ok cane ner Se Gen arcane he Aca Lie ape engage I ee ee are al en coetd - - * a. : Lo net amet ot * Lo. x 1 a Federal Bureau of Investigation ‘Pnited States Bepartment of Justice ~ &1L Fistiron Building... . a Norfelk, 10, Vir ee " " * " Bererence is made to letter #187, Series 1944 from the Bureau July 27, 194k wth regard to the Survey covering Crims Conlitions in the Nore * folk Field Division between the pariod of Aprik 15, 1944 and October 15, 19hh.-- The following information is being eubaltted te the Bureau concern- ing crime conditions in Norfolk, Norfolk County, Revport News, Portsmouth, - _. f- Princess Anne County, and Virginia Beaches... hn . . ™ NR PIM CONDITIORS ised there are organised gangs of mamifacturere and tors of Giieitly manufactured whisky. These gangs ere composed of dangerous white - |. men who d0 mot hesitate to resort to violence, This racket is possibly very Inerative, the price of sale of illicit whisky being about $50 per five~-galloa. - container. The whisky is mamfactured in border counties in North Carolina ani > in Norfolk and.Pripcess—Anne County, Virginias it is sold directly to retailers © in the Norfolk City Grea_and it appears that a greater quantity of uh ig ky is -: a sold in the Berkley Area than any other section of Norfolk SS Pan a “4 ~ oS! Jn whew of the Sp formatd on cbisi ned trop are substantiated b Tor fo Firecinis. 2 ny tre moet, NOLO) coe cane of} co ok Fy ai ‘ . TIFIEATS bs oe Md 8883 arfolk County} ante Place of resicence is believed to be maver, may be frequently oupg -at mr aaaihte = ya 873
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