Editing Dutch Schultz (section)

===Criminal beginnings===
Before turning to [[burglary]], Flegenheimer worked at a neighborhood nightclub owned by a small-time mobster, where he robbed [[Craps|craps games]]. Eventually he was caught breaking into an apartment and sent to the prison on Blackwell's Island (now called [[Roosevelt Island]]). His mugshot, at age 18, was published in the 2010 book ''New York City Gangland''.<ref name="NYCGangland.com"/> Flegenheimer proved to be such an unmanageable prisoner that he was transferred to a [[Penal labor in the United States|work farm]] in [[Westhampton, New York|Westhampton]], [[Long Island]]. After he was recaptured following an escape, he had two months added to his sentence.<ref name="NYCGangland.com"/>

Flegenheimer was released on [[parole]] on December 8, 1920, and went back to work at Schultz Trucking. With the enactment of the [[Volstead Act]] and the start of [[Prohibition in the United States|Prohibition]], the shipping company began [[smuggling]] alcoholic beverages into New York City from Canada. This led Flegenheimer to start associating with known criminals. It was also during this time that Flegenheimer became better known as "Dutch" Schultz. Following a disagreement, he left Schultz Trucking and went to work for their Italian competitors.{{fact|date=October 2024}}