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Purple Gang Aka Sugar House Gang — Part 4

96 pages · May 11, 2026 · Document date: Apr 14, 1945 · Broad topic: Organized Crime · Topic: Purple Gang Aka Sugar House Gang · 96 pages OCR'd
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just g year . dinner at the Copacabana night club for the benefit of the Sal- vation Army Among the 150 who uso had a “piece” “Roca Raton in Boca Raton. , xo EF -_ Merce end Wace, Weetakrocenve Deedee, Or EPCS NeW APICKSON wala -- antinucd from First Page ‘thanked Frank Jor a $1,000 check . the Salvation Army." That thank-you was written before Costello gave aid $100 each to attend were many well-known politicians, The records revealed Erickson‘s nain Florida interest was in the ‘olonial Inn at Miami, though he in another, the It as the Colonia] Inn that cleared ne near—s700,000 in 1946. Scotti disclosed the profits of > Colonial Inn and their dis- abution for 1946 and 1948. In 1946. he said, the Purple stan teok 331-3 per cent for a ‘stall of $222,800. the profits Were rine men. The rest of divided ans 2nOFITS LISTED. Those named and thelr profits ere: FRANK ERICKSON, ingram st., Forest Hills, L. L, 5 ner cent. Charities $2,938.02. ‘oi of profits $34,276,94. 76-16 S. IABRATT, Hollywood, Fia., “4: Aare of pr RICHARD tale, Fla, 742 per cent. cent. Charities $3,657.03. its §51,415.40.: ELVIN, Haltlan- Fla., 714 pe kent Same flgures s for tt. BERT IGGS, 939 W. 47th st.. Miami/Beach, 4 per cent. Same figuges as for Erickson. JOSEPHVBOTO, “See Adonis," itallandale, Fla., Same fi at for Erickson. ae, coupe Hollyweod. Fla, 10 “per cent, Charities $4,076.65. Share of profits, $65,- 993.38. vv MEYER,A‘LANSKY, Hallan- dale, Fla, 10 per cent. Same ficbres as for Jack Lansky, EORGRRADLO, Hallandale Fig., 10 per “ent. Same figure asgor the Lanskys. TERT SWERUEIMER, and EUBENSSIATHEWS, et al, De- troit, 331-3 per cent. Charities 13,247.20. Share of profiis $222,800.10. Another SERGE! 5 per cent, folder the disclosed -mes of a number of persons de- ribed by Scotti as Evicksons naployees. They are: JOHN and HELEN’: ALLEN, 45, Winthrop st., Brooklyn, sal- ry §4,629. &, . WILLIAM FABECK, 16 Wash- wton Terrace, East Orange, v. 0. $4,686, senponracs, Miami Beach, 13,950 Income for 1949 received tom partnership in the Club ‘eaheame, Hollywood, Fla. “yar An. the: folder also_al ce a een oe Same -irures as for Bratt. VINCENT ALO, Hollywood, $725 and $13,950 fer Briggs and $13,950 for Lansky were deducted. Listed iployes also were: LOUIS A..CANTOR, 595 West End ave., salery 35,986.80, HARRY’ CHARAL, 532 Lef- ferts ave. \brockiyn. salary $7,- 492,70. MA ‘CRAWFORD, 145 W. 58th st., listed as employed by the Blatz Brewing Corp., salary $2,410. LOUISE” DI ff SCISCO, 75 Ocean ave., _ Brooklyn, salary $3,550. , WILLIAM ERNBACHER, 248 Springvalley rd., Oradell, N. J. (being sought by police for questioning), salary $4,150. GECRG JEIDT, 70 Over- look ave.. Great Neck, L. L, a former New York City police- man, salary $3,750.30, plus $1,600 received by Heidt from the police pension fund. DAVIDAKEDOFSKY, 2150 Creston avt., Bronx, salary $4,436. ALBER @EKLAUSER, 954 Linden ave., Richfield, N. J., salary $3,370. JAC EFF, Brooklyn, salary, $2,982.74. CLARENCE CALENNON, 451 Palisades ave., Cliffside Park, N. J, sav’ary $5,784.80, ALEXANDER“LEVY, 1647 Macombs rd, the Bronx, sal- ary $7,686.50. DAVID®LEVY, 336 Central Park west. salary §8,.350. JOSEPIPLEVY, 12 E. 88th st., salary $7,506.60. LOUISEVY, 20 W. 72d st. salary $4,883.60, 1347 48th st., a SAUL STINDENBAUM, 2039 Komecrest ave., Brooklyn, sal- ary $4,644.66. Also collected $773.85 from U. §. Dept. of Labor the refurns showed. EMANUES?LUPO, 201 Madl- son ave., Bergenfield, N. J., sal- ary $4,630. LOUIS MAUL, 479 Sen- ator st., Brooklyg, salary §3,000. STEPHEN AURO, 329 Cornelia st., ooklyn, em- ployed by. the Old Country Trotting Association, Inc., West- bury, L. I, Nassau Trotting Assn., Inc. Westbury, L. 1, and the Goshen Mile Track As: Inc. of Westbury, L. L, total salary $3,174.40. HARGLD* RICHARDS, Ho ¢ Diplomat, a clerk, employed as | H. Richards, Cliffside P&rk, | N, J.,.and salary $4,592. | SQIASINGER, 206 Fi. Wash- ington ave., Cliffside Park, N. &,, salary $4,534.80, . ; THOMAS MITH, 11 Sii- ver st. Malverne, L. L, salary $4,686. veLyyitrrven, 419 -} 57th st., thé teturn shows a lgss from an earlier operation f { $7,477.48. : \
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