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Albert Dimes (1914–1972, St Pancras, London) was an English criminal and enforcer from Clerkenwell, East London. In July 1941 Dimes was convicted with Joseph Collette of attacking Edward Fletcher at a Soho Club in Wardour Street. The Recorder noted that the incident took place "under the shadow of a graver offence. One man had lost his life and another man was under sentence of death." He dismissed any prejudice against second generation Italians. Harry Capocci was acquitted and Dimes was bound over for three years.〔The Times, ''Fight In Soho Club'', 22 July 1941〕 In the same incident, Harry "Little Hubby" Distleman was stabbed to death by Antonio Mancini.〔The Times, ''Murder In Soho Club Man Sentenced To Death'' 5 July 1941〕 In August 1955, Dimes was arrested with rival gangster Jack Spot during a knife fight in Soho. Neither man was charged. As a result of his arrest, Spot's power in the city's underworld declined. The battle almost spread to politics when Dimes tried to use National Labour Party members against rivals Bud Flanagan and Spot, Jewish gangsters involved in funding the 43 Group.〔Graham Macklin, ''Very Deeply Dyed in Black'', IB Tauris, 2007, p. 53〕 In 1966, Dimes helped to arrange a conference between New York mafiosi and the Corsican Francisci brothers, apparently regarding investing in London casinos.〔()〕 An associate of Charlie Richardson, his presence in Soho delayed the Kray twins from moving into the area for several years. The character Johnny Bannion, played by Stanley Baker in the 1960 film ''The Criminal'', was reportedly claimed by director Joseph Losey to be partly based on Dimes.〔()〕 ==Further reading== *Morton, James and Parker, Jerry. ''Gangland Bosses: The Lives of Jack Spot and Billy Hill''. United Kingdom: Stratford Books. ISBN 0-316-85991-5 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Albert Dimes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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