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Red Dwyer recalls bootlegging era from private Geneva estate
Cornelius J. Dwyer 82 recounts his past in bootlegging gambling and corruption from Belhurst Castle Geneva. He ran casinos in Saratoga Hollywood and French Lick, paid off officials, and closed the Piping Rock club after a Kefauver subpoena. He insists big money always corrupts, yet notes changes in structure and opportunity.
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Geneva
N.Y
Cornelius J. Dwyer
Dwyer
Belhurst Castle
Lake Seneca
Kefauver Crime Investigating Committee
Saratoga
Hollywood
Fla
French Lick
Ind
Raymond Chandler
Sophie Tucker
Vincent Lopez
New York City
Red
Lyons
N. Y
Canada
Piping Rock Club
Sampson Naval Base
New York
Kefauver Committee
Red Dwyer