Meyer Lansky
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 Meyer Lansky     | |
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| Born | Meier Suchowlański 1902-07-04 Grodno, Russian Empire |
| Died | 1983-01-15 (Age 80) Miami Beach, Florida |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States of America |
| Interest of | Isadore Blumenfield |
"One of the most notorious gangsters in the history of American organized crime and is notable for being the only famous mobster rising to notoriety in the 1920s who managed to die an old man and never serve a day in jail" because he had blackmail material on J. Edgar Hoover. | |
Meyer Lansky was "one of the most notorious gangsters in the history of American organized crime and is notable for being the only famous mobster rising to notoriety in the 1920s who managed to die an old man and never serve a day in jail."[1]
Activities
Lansky obtained photographic evidence of J. Edgar Hoover's homosexuality and was able to use this to stop the Federal Bureau of Investigation from looking too closely into his criminal activities.[2]
Legacy
He was the subject of art by Mark Lombardi.
Related Quotation
| Page | Quote | Author |
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| Edward Lansdale | “Lansdale's operation in the Philippines gave birth to most of the common features of modern covert operations for U.S. Intelligence: bribery, theft, torture, and false flag operations. It would be Lansdale who would initiate a bond between the US intelligence organizations and Israeli intelligence. It would be Lansdale that would set precedents for the Intelligence community to retain the services of organized crime on U.S. soil. Lansdale would hire American Mafia family heads Carlos Marcello, Santos Trafficante, Meyer Lansky, and Lucky Luciano in the U.S. war against Fidel Castro in 1961. It would be Lansdale's team that would propose and justify sacrificing innocent U.S. civilians in order to rally the American citizenry to support an invasion of foreign soil. This was done under a program run by Brigadier General William H. Craig, who reported to Lansdale for the Cuba project.” | Edward Lansdale |
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