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Enoch Lewis `` Nucky '' Johnson -LRB- January 20 , 1883 -- December 9 , 1968 -RRB- was an Atlantic City , New Jersey political boss , Atlantic County Sheriff , businessman , and racketeer .. Atlantic County. Atlantic County, New Jersey. Atlantic County Sheriff. Atlantic County Sheriff's Office. political boss. political boss. racketeer. racketeer. He was the undisputed `` boss '' of the political machine that controlled Atlantic City and the Atlantic County government from the 1910s until his conviction and imprisonment in 1941 .. Atlantic County. Atlantic County, New Jersey. political machine. political machine. His rule encompassed the Roaring Twenties when Atlantic City was at the height of its popularity as a refuge from Prohibition .. Roaring Twenties. Roaring Twenties. Prohibition. Prohibition in the United States. In addition to bootlegging , his organization also was involved in gambling and prostitution .. bootlegging. rum-running. gambling. gambling. prostitution. prostitution