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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Lansky | 0 | 1 |
Statements (53)
| 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
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| ethnicGroup | Jewish → |
| extraditedFrom | Israel → |
| familyName |
Meyer Lansky
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
Lansky
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| 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
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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
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surface form:
Miami Beach, Florida
New York City → |
| spouse |
Anne Citron
→
Thelma Schwartz → |
| targetOf | United States federal investigations → |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lansky
subject surface form:
Benjamin Siegel