Charles (Ruby) Stein was arguably the single biggest shylock in New York City during the 1950s to 1970s era.
At one point, he was reputed to have over $5,000,000 “on the street” on any given day.
When he partnered up with Colombo soldier and later capo Nicholas (Jiggs) Forlano, the dynamic duo became almost unstoppable even when the Gallos tried killing them several times during the Profaci-Gallo War of the 1960s.
But as sometimes happens in the underworld things take a turn for the worse, and that’s exactly what happened to Ruby Stein.