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Meyer Lansky (born Maier Suchowljansky; July 4, 1902 – January 15, 1983), known as the "Mob's Accountant", was an American organized crime figure who, along with his associate Charles "Lucky" Luciano, was instrumental in the development of the National Crime Syndicate in the United States.
Apr 2, 2014 · Meyer Lansky, an organized-crime figure known for his sharp financial acumen, was instrumental in the development of a national crime syndicate in the United States.
May 9, 2024 · Meyer Lansky, one of the most powerful and richest of U.S. crime syndicate chiefs and bankers. He had major interests in gambling, especially in Florida, pre-Castro Cuba, Las Vegas, and the Bahamas. Learn more about Lansky’s life and crimes in this article.
Meyer Lansky. Born: July 4, 1902, Grodno, Belarus (then the Russian Empire) Died: January 15, 1983, Miami. Nicknames: The Mob’s Accountant, Secretary of the Treasury. Associations: The Commission, Charlie “Lucky” Luciano, Murder Incorporated, Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel, Moe Dalitz, the Outfit, the Flamingo, the Hotel Nacional and Habana ...
Mar 31, 2024 · Updated April 18, 2024. Regarded as a financial genius in the criminal underworld, Meyer Lansky used Swiss bank accounts and shell companies to hide the Mafia's vast wealth from the FBI. The 1920s and 1930s saw organized crime shift from a street game to a streamlined method of business.
Jan 16, 1983 · Meyer Lansky, the reputed financial genius of the underworld, died today of cancer at Mount Sinai Hospital here. He was 81 years old. Mr. Lansky was admitted to the hospital...
Alongside names like Bugsy Siegel, Lucky Luciano, Al Capone and Arnold Rothstein, Lansky changes the landscape of American organized crime, expanding into Vegas and Havana, and running from the...
Jun 30, 2021 · From his early days in New York during the Prohibition years to his role as the Mob’s gambling guru and financial wizard, Lansky emerged as one of the most prominent organized crime figures in the country. He is reputed to have once proclaimed to an associate that the Mob was “bigger than U.S. Steel.”.
Meyer Lansky died from lung cancer on May 15, 1983 in Miami Beach, Florida. It has been estimated that Lansky was worth over $400,000,000 at the time of his death. Back to Crime Library
Jun 24, 2021 · The best thing in “Lansky” is Harvey Keitel’s turn as the gangster Meyer Lansky. Eager to change the popular perception of his career, and dying of lung cancer, he agrees to tell his story ...
