1941 in organized crime
# 1941 in organized crime

## Events

* Syndicate hitman Charles "The Bug" Workman, a suspect in the murder of Dutch Schultz, is imprisoned.
* February – Emil Nizich, a minor organized crime figure involved in labor racketeering, is shot three times from behind and left in a gutter while on his way to a basketball game in Manhattan.
* February 6 – Benjamin "Benny the Boss" Tannenbaum, an associate of Louis "Lepke" Buchalter and Jacob "Gurrah" Shapiro, is murdered while babysitting at a friends house.
* June 12 – Murder Inc. members Harry Strauss and Martin Goldstein are executed by electrocution for the murder of gambler "Puggy" Feinstein.
* November 12 – Abe Reles, co-boss of Murder, Inc. turned informant, mysteriously plummets to his death from his guarded hotel room after Albert Anastasia promises a $100,000 reward for his demise.

## Births

* Leoluca Bagarella "The Brother-In-Law", Sicilian mafioso
* John F. Castagna "Sonny", Patriarca crime family associate
* Salvatore D'Aquilla "Butch", Patriarca crime family associate
* Tino Fiumara, Genovese crime family member
* Antonio L. Spagnolo, Patriarca crime family soldier
* 11 September – Marcello Dell'Utri, Italian politician and mafia associate

## Deaths

* February – Emil Nizich, New York mobster
* February 6 – Benjamin Tannenbaum "Benny the Boss", associate of Louis Buchalter and Jacob Shapiro
* June 12 – Martin Goldstein, Murder, Inc. hitman
* June 12 – Harry Strauss, Murder, Inc. hitman
* November 12 – Abe Reles "Kid Twist", Murder, Inc. hitman and government informant
