Mickey Duffy

Mickey Duffy
Duffy mugshot
Born	William Michael Cusick 1888 Grays Ferry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died	August 30, 1931 (aged 42–43) Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Cause of death	Gunshot
Nationality	American
Occupation	Bootlegger, mobster.
Criminal penalty	2 years
Spouse(s)	Edith Craig
Allegiance	Irish Mob
Conviction(s)	Assault and battery with intent to kill

Michael "Mickey" Duffy (born William Michael Cusick; 1888 - August 30, 1931), also known as John Murphy and George McEwen, was a Polish-American mobster and rival of Maxie "Boo Boo" Hoff during Prohibition. He became one of the most famous and powerful beer bootleggers in Philadelphia.

Born William Michael Cusick to Polish immigrants in Grays Ferry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he changed his name to fit in well with the Irish gangs in Philadelphia. Duffy became involved in petty theft and other misdemeanors during his youth before more serious crimes during his teenage years, including armed robbery and hijacking prior to entering bootlegging during Prohibition.

In May 1919, Duffy was arrested for assault and battery with intent to kill serving two years and eleven months at the Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia. Upon his release, Prohibition was law and organized crime syndicates began smuggling, making and selling illegal alcohol. He married Edith Craig shortly after his release.

By the early 1920s, Duffy had become one of the most dominant bootleggers in the Delaware Valley possessing breweries in Philadelphia, Camden, and South Jersey. Among his associates included former rival Max Hassel, Harry Green, James Richardson, Charles Bodine and Nicholas Delmore although he would be in frequent battle against rivals such as Hoff and the Bailey brothers throughout the decade.

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