The Flatheads
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[edit] Background
"The Flatheads", "Flatheads Family", or "The Flathead Gang" is a criminal organization currently operating in 4 cities: New York City, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Detroit presumably under the Genovese Crime Family flag. The Flatheads finance their criminal organization by producing various pornographies,committing extortion, being involved with loansharking, and racketeering. The New York syndicate of the family is presumed to have the most influence followed by the Pittsburgh syndicate. Each syndicate is known to have the typical organized crime leadership structure: the boss, followed by an underboss.
[edit] Public Noriety
The Flatheads name first showed up on public record in 1927 when then Flatheads leader Paul Jaworski committed the nations first armored car robbery. The gang received the most public exposure when they were involved in the payroll robbery involving the Detroit News offices. See Reference: http://info.detnews.com/history/story/index.cfm?id=123&category=events
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[edit] References
1. Paul Kavieff, The Violent Years: Prohibition and the Detroit Mobs (Gangsters and Rum Runners) Barricade Books (2001). ISBN 1-56980-210-6
