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Bookmark or Share- Bootlegger Profile: George Remus, King of the BootleggersGeorge Remus is known to history as the “King of the Bootleggers”, owing to the clever and careful schemes that made him the richest and most powerful man in Cincinnati, Ohio. Remus was famous for his flamboyant parties and was even said to have inspired the character of Jay Gatsby as written by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
- George Remus - WikipediaGeorge Remus (November 13, 1876 [1] – January 20, 1952) was a German-born American lawyer who was a bootlegger during the early days of Prohibition, [2] and later murdered his wife Imogene. [3]
- The Rise and Fall of the Bootleg King - American HeritageGeorge Remus bounced back and forth in front of the desk, then sank into a chair and surrendered. At the time rich, famous, powerful, and feared, he was widely hailed as “King of the Bootleggers,” and Kirgan recognized him right away.
- Cincinnati king of bootlegging George Remus' crimes revisitedRemus created a circular business model that ensured he made enormous profits off his bootlegging enterprise: He launched a drug company that would serve as a wholesaler to drug stores. Remus...
- King of the Bootleggers: The Rise, Fall and Betrayal of George RemusGeorge Remus was the biggest bootlegger of the Prohibition era, but his reign was short-lived. How did it all come crashing down around him? Author Karen Abbott tells Remus’s roller-coaster story in The Ghosts of Eden Park, tracing his rise to the top of the bootlegging racket, his imprisonment, his wife’s betrayal, and the saga’s fatal ...
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