Meyer Lansky

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Meyer Lansky was a major American organized crime figure and financial mastermind who helped build the National Crime Syndicate and modernize the mob’s gambling operations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American gangster
mobster
organized crime figure
person
activity bootlegging
illegal gambling
money laundering
racketeering
associatedWith Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel
surface form: Bugsy Siegel

Frank Costello
Lucky Luciano
Murder, Inc.
attemptedToSeekAsylumIn Israel
birthDate 1902-07-04
birthName Meyer Suchowljansky
birthPlace Hrodna
surface form: Grodno

Russian Empire
present-day Belarus
burialPlace Mount Nebo Cemetery, Miami, Florida
causeOfDeath lung cancer
chargedWith tax evasion
coFounded National Crime Syndicate
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1983-01-15
deathPlace Miami Beach
surface form: Miami Beach, Florida, United States
ethnicGroup Jewish
extraditedFrom Israel
familyName Meyer Lansky self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lansky
fullName Meyer Lansky self-link
givenName Meyer
helpedDevelop Havana, Cuba, casino operations for American mob
Las Vegas casino industry connections for organized crime
immigratedTo United States of America
influenced structure of modern organized crime finances in the United States
involvedIn Cuban casino enterprises before the Cuban Revolution
knownAs the Chairman of the Board
the Mob's Accountant
legalOutcome acquitted on some major charges
memberOf National Crime Syndicate
notableCharacteristic expertise in financial schemes and money management for the mob
notableFor development of mob-controlled gambling operations
financial management of the National Crime Syndicate
role in American organized crime
numberOfChildren 3
occupation gangster
organized crime leader
racketeer
religion Judaism
residence Miami Beach
surface form: Miami Beach, Florida

New York City
spouse Anne Citron
Thelma Schwartz
targetOf United States federal investigations

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Virginia Hill affiliatedWith Meyer Lansky
Bumpy Johnson associateOf Meyer Lansky
Frank Costello associatedWith Meyer Lansky
Meyer Lansky familyName Meyer Lansky self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Lansky
Meyer Lansky fullName Meyer Lansky self-link
Benjamin partnerInCrime Meyer Lansky
subject surface form: Benjamin Siegel
Lucky Luciano partnerInCrime Meyer Lansky