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Arnold Rothstein. Arnold Rothstein (January 17, 1882 – November 6, 1928), [1] nicknamed " The Brain ", was an American racketeer, crime boss, businessman, and gambler who became a kingpin of the Jewish Mob in New York City. Rothstein was widely reputed to have organized corruption in professional athletics, including conspiring to fix the ...
Jul 6, 2015 · Arnold Rothstein was a Jewish-American mob boss who inspired a character in 'The Great Gatsby' and was portrayed in the series 'Boardwalk Empire.'
Arnold Rothstein was an American big-time gambler, bootlegger, and friend of high-placed politicians and businessmen, who dominated influence-peddling in the 1920s in New York City. He was the prototype for F. Scott Fitzgerald’s character Meyer Wolfsheim in The Great Gatsby, “the man who fixed the
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Nov 6, 2018 · Arnold Rothstein excused himself from the table, took the call, returned moments later and handed a long-barreled, pearl-handled pistol to his associate, James Meehan. He parted ways with Meehan and ventured off to the Park Central Hotel, reportedly headed for Room 349 there.
Mar 1, 2022 · Arnold Rothstein: King Gambler, Bootlegger, First Modern Drug Lord, Fixer Of 1919 World Series. Jewish gangster Arnold "the Brain" Rothstein built a criminal empire based on drug and alcohol trafficking before meeting a tragic — and surprisingly ironic — end. While he may not be quite as well-known as the likes of Italian-American mobsters ...
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Arnold “The Brain” Rothstein may have done more to corrupt sports – and, inversely, encourage reforms – than any other single person in the early decades of the 20th century. Rothstein always denied it, but he was the man suspected by many of engineering the Chicago “Black Sox” baseball scandal, when players threw the 1919 World ...
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Sep 29, 2023 · Arnold Rothstein was born on January 17, 1882, in New York City. He was the second son of Abraham and Esther Rothstein. He was part of a wealthy and influential Ashkenazi Jewish family and he grew up in luxury in a swanky home in Manhattan.
