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'.

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Contents 1 Events 2 Arts and literature 3 Births 4 Deaths

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• 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.

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• Arnold Rothstein, Chicago Crime Syndicate leader
• Max Zwerbach "Kid Twist", Eastman Gang leader and New York gangster
• February - Johnny Torrio, Chicago Mafia Don and Chicago syndicate leader

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