The "King of the Bootleggers" and a loophole in the Volstead Act
The "King of the Bootleggers" and a loophole in the Volstead Act

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Before the rise of Al Capone, another Chicago native formed a nationwide network to supply prohibition era speakeasies.

George Remus exploited a loophole in the Volstead Act to become the original king of the bootleggers.

The History Guy remembers the "King of the Bootleggers."