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'''Benjamin''' "'''Bugsy'''" '''Siegel''' (February 28, 1906 – June 20, 1947) sometimes known as '''Ben Siegel''', was an American [[gangster|mobster]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Bugsy Siegel Part 25|url=http://vault.fbi.gov/Bugsy%20Siegel%20/Bugsy%20Siegel%20Part%2025%20of%2032/view|work=FBI Records: The Vault|publisher=Federal Bureau of Investigation|access-date=October 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018123757/http://vault.fbi.gov/Bugsy%20Siegel%20/Bugsy%20Siegel%20Part%2025%20of%2032/view|archive-date=October 18, 2012|url-status=live}} According to an FBI report, his reputation of individuals fearing him was acknowledged because "he thought nothing of grabbing a gun and shooting someone when they crossed him."</ref> who was a driving force behind the development of the [[Las Vegas Strip]].<ref name=nytobit /> Siegel was influential within the [[Jewish-American organized crime|Jewish Mob]], along with his childhood friend and fellow gangster [[Meyer Lansky]], and he also held significant influence within the [[American Mafia|Italian-American Mafia]] and the largely Italian-Jewish [[National Crime Syndicate]]. Described as handsome and charismatic, he became one of the first front-page celebrity gangsters.<ref name="Headstuff">{{cite web|first=Ciaran|last=Conliffe|url=https://www.headstuff.org/culture/history/bugsy-siegel-celebrity-mobster/|title=Bugsy Siegel, Celebrity Mobster|website=Headstuff.org|date=May 23, 2016|access-date=May 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180521193043/https://www.headstuff.org/culture/history/bugsy-siegel-celebrity-mobster/|archive-date=May 21, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
Siegel was one of the founders and leaders of [[Murder, Inc.]]<ref name="Killer Ring"/> and became a [[Rum-running|bootlegger]] during [[Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution|American Prohibition]]. The [[Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution|Twenty-first Amendment]] was passed in 1933 repealing Prohibition, and he turned to gambling. In 1936, he left [[New York (state)|New York]] and moved to [[California]].{{sfnp|Turkus|Feder|2003|p=268}} His time as a mobster during this period was mainly as a hitman and muscle, as he was noted for his prowess with guns and violence. In 1941, Siegel was tried for the murder of friend and fellow mobster [[Harry Greenberg]], who had turned informant. He was acquitted in 1942.
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