Enoch L. Johnson
Enoch Lewis "Nucky" Johnson (born January 20, 1883 in Galloway Township , † December 9, 1968 in Atlantic City ) was a corrupt politician in the US state of New Jersey .
From 1911 until his arrest in 1941, he controlled Atlantic City. Avoiding prohibition in particular brought him great wealth, as he received a share of the profits through smuggling , gambling and prostitution . The lifting of prohibition in 1933 reduced his revenue. In 1941 he was sentenced to ten years in prison and a $ 20,000 fine for tax evasion.
Johnson's life served as the template for the American TV series Boardwalk Empire .
literature
- Cutler, Stanley J. Low Light: The Plot to Blackmail J. Edgar Hoover . 2010. ISBN 9781432752545
- Fried, Albert. The Rise and Fall of the Jewish Gangster in America . New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1980. ISBN 0-23109683-6
- Johnson, Nelson. Boardwalk Empire , Medford, NJ, Plexus Publishing, 2002 ISBN 0-937548-49-9 .
- Pietrusza, David. Rothstein: The Life, Times, and Murder of the Criminal Genius Who Fixed the 1919 World Series . New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2003. ISBN 0-7867-1250-3
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| SURNAME | Johnson, Enoch L. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Johnson, Enoch Lewis (full name); Johnson, Nucky (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 20, 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Galloway Township |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 9, 1968 |
| Place of death | Atlantic City |