Waxey Gordon (1886/1889-June 24, 1952) was an American gangster who specialized in bootlegging and illegal gambling. Born Irving Wexler to immigrant parents in New York's Lower East Side around 1889, Gordon became known as a pickpocket and sneak thief as a child, becoming so successful he earned the nickname "Waxey" for supposedly being so skilled in picking pockets it was as if his victims' wallets were waxed. Wikipedia
JULY 12 1999 Allan May writes about The Wexler / Gordon Story-Part One-The Rise of Waxey Gordon organized crime and Mafia and La Cosa Nostra www.americanmafia.com/Allan_May_7-12-99.html
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