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Jimmy 'The Gent' Burke

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The Resume

    (July 5, 1931-April 13, 1996)
    Irish American gangster
    Member of the Lucchese crime family
    Masterminded America's biggest heist
    Stole eight million dollars in goods and cash from Lufthansa Air Cargo Terminal at Kennedy Airport in Queens (December 11, 1978)
    Was arrested after being turned in by mobster (turned informant) Henry Hill (1980)
    Was the basis for Jimmy 'The Gent' Conway in the film 'Good Fellas'

Why he might be annoying:

    He was never officially convicted of the Lufthansa heist and none of the cash was ever recovered.
    He was described as being 'a man with fists like hammers' and 'a temper to match a raging bull.'
    He carried out his biggest heist within 2 months of an early conditional release for extortion.
    He first entered prison at 18 for forgery.
    He was a habitual criminal by twenty-two.
    He genuinely loved to steal and became a specialist in hijacking.
    By 1978 he had built up a record of thirty arrests, ten convictions and five prison terms.
    He masterminded $5 million in goods and cash stolen in his first 10 months running the Queens airport district for the Lucchese crime family.
    Following the heist thirteen people connected to the crime were murdered or disappeared.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was was nicknamed 'Jimmy the Gent' for his habit of giving the drivers of trucks he hijacked a $50 bill as a panacea for their inconvenience.
    He sold Dante Barzottini, the business manager of Frank Sinatra over $50,000 in airline tickets.
    He died of cancer in prison.
    He was betrayed by his best friend.
    He was delighted to be portrayed by Robert De Niro in the film 'Good Fellas.'
    He was a big tipper.
    He was described as being 'classy' and 'polite.'
    He grew up in a bad neighborhood with little future outside of crime.

Credit: Fandango


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 134 Votes: 52.24% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 34 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 45 Votes: 48.89% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 80 Votes: 57.50% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 21 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 21 Votes: 76.19% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 55 Votes: 78.18% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 79 Votes: 63.29% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 45 Votes: 68.89% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 51 Votes: 49.02% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 94 Votes: 72.34% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 319 Votes: 70.85% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 319 Votes: 68.65% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 419 Votes: 68.26% Annoying