Lanny A. Breuer
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Lanny A. Breuer is an American lawyer who served as Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice during the Obama administration.
All labels observed (1)
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| Lanny A. Breuer canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10540985 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lanny A. Breuer Context triple: [Lanny Breuer, name, Lanny A. Breuer]
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Sidney F. Brody
Sidney F. Brody was a prominent American art collector and philanthropist known for owning major modern artworks, including masterpieces by Pablo Picasso.
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B.
Milton J. Rubenstein
Milton J. Rubenstein was a philanthropist and prominent supporter of science and technology education, for whom the Museum of Science and Technology in Syracuse, New York is named.
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C.
Frank E. Seidman
Frank E. Seidman was an influential figure in the field of political economy, honored by a distinguished award that bears his name.
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D.
Thomas Blatt
Thomas Blatt was a Polish Jewish Holocaust survivor, writer, and speaker best known for his escape from the Sobibor extermination camp and his later efforts to document its history.
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E.
Monte Jay Himmelbaum
Monte Jay Himmelbaum, better known as Monte Hellman, was an American film director and producer acclaimed for his influential work in independent and cult cinema, particularly in the 1960s and 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lanny A. Breuer Target entity description: Lanny A. Breuer is an American lawyer who served as Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice during the Obama administration.
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A.
Sidney F. Brody
Sidney F. Brody was a prominent American art collector and philanthropist known for owning major modern artworks, including masterpieces by Pablo Picasso.
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B.
Milton J. Rubenstein
Milton J. Rubenstein was a philanthropist and prominent supporter of science and technology education, for whom the Museum of Science and Technology in Syracuse, New York is named.
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C.
Frank E. Seidman
Frank E. Seidman was an influential figure in the field of political economy, honored by a distinguished award that bears his name.
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D.
Thomas Blatt
Thomas Blatt was a Polish Jewish Holocaust survivor, writer, and speaker best known for his escape from the Sobibor extermination camp and his later efforts to document its history.
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E.
Monte Jay Himmelbaum
Monte Jay Himmelbaum, better known as Monte Hellman, was an American film director and producer acclaimed for his influential work in independent and cult cinema, particularly in the 1960s and 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American lawyer
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human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Columbia Law School
NERFINISHED
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Columbia University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence | United States federal criminal justice policy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia College, Columbia University
NERFINISHED
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Columbia Law School ⓘ Columbia University ⓘ |
| employer | United States Department of Justice ⓘ |
| familyName | Breuer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
corporate crime
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criminal law ⓘ fraud prosecution ⓘ public corruption ⓘ white-collar crime ⓘ |
| givenName | Lanny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasRole | senior official in the U.S. Department of Justice ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| knownFor | serving as Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division during the Obama administration ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalEducation | Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| name | Lanny A. Breuer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Leadership of major financial and corporate crime prosecutions during the Obama administration
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Oversight of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice ⓘ |
| occupation |
government official
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lawyer ⓘ |
| partOf | Obama administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division
NERFINISHED
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Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practiceArea |
criminal litigation
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white-collar defense ⓘ |
| workLocation |
New York City
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lanny A. Breuer Description of subject: Lanny A. Breuer is an American lawyer who served as Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice during the Obama administration.
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