Frank Wallace (gangster)

Frank Wallace (Feb. 19, 1902 - Dec. 22, 1931) was an Irish-American gangster from South Boston, who ran the Gustin Gang in Boston during the Prohibition in the United States.

For others of the same name, see Frank Wallace.

Wallace was the last Irishman to run the illegal rackets in Boston until, agreeing to a "sit-down" with Italian mobsters Joseph Lombardi and Phillip Bruccola to resolve the recent hijacking of beer shipments by the Gustins, he and lieutenant Bernard "Dodo" Walsh were ambushed and killed[1] as they entered their rivals' headquarters at the C.K. Importing Company located at 317 Hanover St. in Boston's North End, on December 22, 1931.

After this, the Italians were in control until the 1950s, when the Irish gangsters James "Buddy" McLean, Bernard "Bernie" McLaughlin, and the other Irish gang leaders broke away and took over the rackets. For the next 30 years, the Winter Hill Gang would be the top gang of the area.

Further reading
  • English, T.J. Paddy Whacked: The Untold Story of the Irish American Gangster. New York: HarperCollins, 2005. ISBN 0-06-059002-5

References
  1. "Boston Gangster Arrests Reaches Total of Seven". The Telegraph. The Telegraph. 2 January 1932. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
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