1882 in organized crime
# 1882 in organized crime

## Events

* Although various Triad-based groups had been in existence following the California Gold Rush, the first modern day Chinese-American Tongs are formed by Chinese immigrants for mutual protection in response to the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.
* Tony Matranga takes control of the New Orleans Black Hand after former leader Giuseppi Esposito is deported in 1881.

## Births

* Arnold Rothstein, "The Brain" New York Crime Syndicate leader
* Max Zwerbach "Kid Twist", Eastman Gang leader and New York gangster
* February – Johnny Torrio, Chicago Mafia Don and Chicago syndicate leader
