Arnold Rothstein
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Arnold Rothstein, nicknamed "The Brain", was an American racketeer, gangster, businessman and gambler who became a kingpin of the Jewish Mob in New York City. Rothstein was widely reputed to have orga
Rothstein c. 1915
Rothstein in 1919
Meyer Lansky
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Meyer Lansky was an American organized crime figure associated with gambling operations and illicit finance in the United States, Cuba, and the Caribbean during the mid-20th century. He was closely li
Arnold Rothstein
…corruption in professional athletics, including conspiring to fix the 1919 World Series. He was also a mentor of future crime bosses Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Frank Costello, Bugsy Siegel and numerous others. Rothstein is credited with "transform[ing] organized crime from a thuggish activity by hoodlums into…
Lansky in 1958
Lucky Luciano, Lansky's partner in the American Mafia