Originally Posted by Galassi70
I always felt things didn't add up with Shondor Birns borrowing 75,000 dollars from the Gambino Family

Shondor Birns was pretty wealthy from being in the rackets
He was the keeper of the peace among the clearinghouses
In Cleveland.
He was the number 1 loanshark from Euclid to Bay Village
He had his hands in prostitution also.

So he had no reason to borrow money from the Gambinos.plus Cleveland was represented by the Genovese.

If Birns was gonna borrow 75,000...I think he would
Have asked Scalish for it.


Are you guys serious? $75k in the 70s is like $350k...thats a lot.

Last edited by Extortion; 11/25/19 01:21 AM.