1882 in organized crime
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See also: 1881 in organized crime, other events of 1882, 1883 in organized crime, and the list of 'years in Organized Crime'.
Events
- Although various Triad-based groups had been in existence following the California Gold Rush, the first modern day Chinese-American Tongs are formed by Chinese immigrants for mutual protection in response to the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.
- Chicago Police Chief William McGarigle, in the pay of Chicago crime lord Michael Cassius McDonald, is indicted for graft later fleeing to Canada.
- Tony Matranga takes control of the New Orleans Black Hand after former leader Giuseppi Esposito is deported in 1881.
Arts and literature
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Births
- Arnold Rothstein, "The Brain" New York Crime Syndicate leader
- Max Zwerbach "Kid Twist", Eastman Gang leader and New York gangster
- February - Johnny Torrio, Chicago Mafia Don and Chicago syndicate leader
Deaths
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