Charlestown Mob
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| The McLaughlin Brothers | |
| In | Charlestown, Massachusetts |
|---|---|
| Founded by | Bernard McLaughlin |
| Years active | 1950's-1960's |
| Territory | Massachusetts |
| Ethnicity | Irish-American |
| Membership | 40-50 |
| Criminal activities | Racketeering, extortion, loansharking, gambling, murder |
| Allies | The Winter Hill Gang, |
| Rivals | The Winter Hill Gang, Patriarca crime family |
The Charlestown Mob refers to an Irish Mob organized crime group in Charlestown, Massachusetts, which figured prominently in the history of Boston for much of the 20th century.
The gang was headed by the McLaughlin Brothers (Bernie, Georgie, and Edward "Punchy" McLaughlin) and their associates, brothers Stevie and Connie Hughes from Charlestown, Massachusetts. They were involved in the Boston Irish Mob Wars of the early to mid 1960s against Somerville's Winter Hill Gang led by James "Buddy" McLean. The decade long gang war left both Bernie and Punchy dead and Georgie in prison. The Hughes Brothers later suffered almost identical fates, as they were both shot to death in their cars on two separate occasions.
