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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Coming to Curiosity Podcast.

Speaker 2 (00:06):
If there has ever been a bigger bootlegging than George
Reamas of Cincinnati, the fact remains a secret. This is
the unbelievable but true story of George Remas. You might
know him as a character from Boardwalk Empire or as
the inspiration for Jay Gatsby. He was an eccentric and
genius lawyer who figured out how to game the system

(00:27):
during Prohibition.

Speaker 3 (00:29):
Remus is in the whiskey business, and Remus is the
biggest man.

Speaker 2 (00:33):
In the business and stayed one step ahead of the Feds.

Speaker 1 (00:37):
I've got everyone and his brother in Washington on my payroll.

Speaker 2 (00:41):
Mabel Walker Willem Brandt was the Assistant Attorney General of
the United States. It was her job to taunt down
the top bootleggers and bring them to justice. She would
soon scrawl one word across the folder, underlined with a
heavy hand, Remus.

Speaker 1 (00:56):
We know he's been working his influence all up and
down the line congressman and public officials in the state
of Ohio, and clear up even to the White House.

Speaker 2 (01:04):
Itself, while living the life of luxury with his glamorous
and ambitious wife, Imma gen Daddy.

Speaker 1 (01:10):
I am so glad you are here.

Speaker 2 (01:12):
But George Remas's wild existence took a dark and shocking turn,
leading to betrayal. She had Remus just exactly where she
wanted him to pour boo revenge. Feel this muscle. I
got this for Remus, I could crush him like an egg.
I will settle this myself and one of the most
sensational murder trials in American history.

Speaker 3 (01:35):
On several occasions, she told me that he was a
good guy, that she would get what he had, that
she was going to nick him. She said that she
was going to roll him for his role. Now those
were her words.

Speaker 1 (01:48):
He said he would follow her to the ends of
the earth and see that she didn't have a time
or thread of reputation left. Have you agreed upon a verdict?
We the jury find the defendant.

Speaker 2 (02:04):
Join me Abbot Taylor as we trace George Remas's transformation
from bootleg King to a leged madman.

Speaker 3 (02:10):
Are you insane?

Speaker 2 (02:15):
Listen to Remas The Mad Bootleg King, a Curiosity podcast
every Tuesday on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever
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