Roy Olmstead
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Roy Olmstead is a member of the following lists: People from Seattle, Washington, Bootleggers and 1886 births.
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Details
| Birthday |
18th September, 1886
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| Birthplace |
Beaver City, Nebraska
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| Died |
30th April, 1966
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| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo
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| Occupation Text |
Policeman, then bootlegger
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Roy Olmstead (September 18, 1886 – April 30, 1966) was one of the most successful and best-known bootleggers in the Pacific Northwest region during American Prohibition. A former lieutenant in the Seattle Police Department, he began to bootleg part-time while still on the force. Following his arrest for that crime, he lost his job in law enforcement and turned to illegally importing and distributing alcohol from Canada as a full-time and highly profitable occupation. Eventually, wiretaps of his phones provided sufficient evidence for his arrest and prosecution, despite an appeal that reached the Supreme Court regarding the legality of the wiretap.
