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- Charles_Sabini abstract "Charles \"Derby\" Sabini (born Ottavio Handley 1888, Saffron Hill, London – 1950, Hove, Sussex) was an English criminal.Sabini was born Ottavio Handley, the illegitimate child of Italian immigrant Ottavio Sabini and Englishwoman Eliza Handley. He was christened Ollovia Sabini, but frequently called himself Charles or Fred, actually the names of his brothers.Gangs of London by historian Brian McDonald has a chapter devoted to the Sabini family and is considered to be the best source.As leader of the Sabinis and \"king of the racecourse gangs\", he dominated the London underworld and racecourses throughout the south of England for much of the early twentieth century.Sabini's Clerkenwell-based organisation, although rivalled by the Birmingham Boys, the Cortesi family, the Yiddishers and the White family, dominated the local underworld for nearly 20 years during the inter-war period. Sabini's organisation, notorious for razor attacks, which had an estimated 300 members including imported Sicilian gunmen in addition to local criminals, was involved in criminal activities including extortion, theft and illegal gambling (specifically horse racing) as well as operating several nightclubs. The core of his income came from racecourse protection rackets operated against bookmakers.In 1922 he was involved in a gunfight with the Cortesi brothers.In 1926 he was declared bankrupt following an unsuccessful libel action against DC Thompson & Co. That year he moved to Brighton and established a similar racket there using the name Fred Handley (his mother's maidenname). Although regularly charged with assault, his gang's reputation made witnesses naturally reluctant to come forward.At its peak, Sabini had extensive police and political connections including judges, politicians and police officials. Sabini's power rested on an alliance of Italians and Jewish bookmakers. For this reason, the coming of the Second World War and the rise of Fascism in Italy threatened his powerbase, with antisemitism infecting London's Italian community. After the outbreak of war, Sabini was arrested at the Greyhound Stadium at Hove in April 1940 and interned as an enemy alien, despite his mixed parentage and inability to speak Italian. He was released the following year, but in 1943 found guilty of receiving stolen goods and sentenced to 3 years in prison. Meanwhile, his only son was killed on active service for the RAF in Egypt. After the war, his empire was taken over by the White family led by Alf White and subsequently by the organizations of Jack Spot and Billy Hill.During the 1930s, Sabini was said to be permanently resident in a penthouse apartment in the Grand Hotel, Brighton. After the war, he worked as a bookmaker and was resident in Hove. He was immortalised as the gangster Colleoni in Graham Greene's Brighton Rock".
- Charles_Sabini alias ""Derby"".
- Charles_Sabini birthDate "1888".
- Charles_Sabini birthPlace London.
- Charles_Sabini birthPlace Saffron_Hill.
- Charles_Sabini birthYear "1888".
- Charles_Sabini deathDate "1950".
- Charles_Sabini deathPlace Hove.
- Charles_Sabini deathPlace Sussex.
- Charles_Sabini deathYear "1950".
- Charles_Sabini occupation Bookmaker.
- Charles_Sabini occupation Fence_(criminal).
- Charles_Sabini occupation Gangster.
- Charles_Sabini wikiPageID "7385002".
- Charles_Sabini wikiPageLength "5421".
- Charles_Sabini wikiPageOutDegree "46".
- Charles_Sabini wikiPageRevisionID "700939156".
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- Charles_Sabini wikiPageWikiLink Brighton_Rock_(novel).
- Charles_Sabini wikiPageWikiLink Category:1889_births.
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- Charles_Sabini wikiPageWikiLink Category:English_mobsters.
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- Charles_Sabini wikiPageWikiLink Category:Organised_crime_in_London.
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- Charles_Sabini wikiPageWikiLink Sussex.
- Charles_Sabini wikiPageWikiLink The_Cortesi_family.
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- Charles_Sabini wikiPageWikiLinkText "Charles "Darby" Sabini".
- Charles_Sabini wikiPageWikiLinkText "Charles Sabini".
- Charles_Sabini wikiPageWikiLinkText "Darby Sabini".
- Charles_Sabini wikiPageWikiLinkText "Derby Sabini".
- Charles_Sabini alias ""Derby"".
- Charles_Sabini birthDate "1888".
- Charles_Sabini birthName "Ottavio Handley".
- Charles_Sabini birthPlace "Saffron Hill, London, England".
- Charles_Sabini charge "Racketeering, corruption, murder, fencing".
- Charles_Sabini children "One son".
- Charles_Sabini conviction Enemy_alien.
- Charles_Sabini conviction "Receiving stolen goods".
- Charles_Sabini convictionPenalty "1.893456E8".
- Charles_Sabini dateOfBirth "1888".
- Charles_Sabini dateOfDeath "1950".
- Charles_Sabini deathDate "1950".
- Charles_Sabini name "Charles Sabini".
- Charles_Sabini name "Sabini, Charles".
- Charles_Sabini occupation Bookmaker.
- Charles_Sabini occupation Fence_(criminal).
- Charles_Sabini occupation Gangster.
- Charles_Sabini parents "Ottavio Sabini and Eliza Handley".
- Charles_Sabini placeOfBirth "Saffron Hill, London, England".
- Charles_Sabini placeOfDeath "Hove, Sussex, England".
- Charles_Sabini religion Catholic_Church.
- Charles_Sabini shortDescription "Engliish mobster".
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- Charles_Sabini description "Engliish mobster".
- Charles_Sabini description "Engliish mobster".
- Charles_Sabini subject Category:1889_births.
- Charles_Sabini subject Category:1950_deaths.
- Charles_Sabini subject Category:English_mobsters.
- Charles_Sabini subject Category:English_people_of_Italian_descent.
- Charles_Sabini subject Category:Organised_crime_in_London.
- Charles_Sabini hypernym Sabini.
- Charles_Sabini type Agent.
- Charles_Sabini type Criminal.
- Charles_Sabini type Person.
- Charles_Sabini type Person.
- Charles_Sabini type Agent.
- Charles_Sabini type NaturalPerson.