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Also known as Honest Meyer, Maier Suchowljansky, Maier Suchowlański, Meier Suchowlański, Majer Suchowlański

criminale statunitense (1902-1983)

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Meyer Lansky, born Majer Suchowlański in 1902, was a male gangster and investor. He was a member of the National Crime Syndicate, Jewish-American organized crime, and the Five Points Gang. His nicknames included the Mastermind of the Mob, Little man, Mob's Accountant, and Secretary of the Treasury.

Lansky held citizenship in the United States, the Second Polish Republic, Israel, and the Russian Empire. He was of the Jewish people ethnic group and practiced Judaism. He died of lung cancer due to natural causes in Miami on January 15, 1983. He was convicted of tax noncompliance.

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Grodno, Poland [now Hrodna, Belarus]

Meyer Lansky (born Maier Suchowljansky; July 4, 1902 – January 15, 1983) was a Russian-born 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 linked to Charles 'Lucky' Luciano and is frequently described by historians and law-enforcement sources as a key figure in the…

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  • Rogues Gallery — Self (archive footage)1997

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Russian Empire
Place of birth
Hrodna
Place of death
Miami
Occupation
investor
Religion
Judaism
Image
Meyer Lansky NYWTS 1 retouched.jpg
Height
158
Convicted of
tax noncompliance
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Commons category
Meyer Lansky
date of birth
1902-07-04
date of death
1983-01-15
cause of death
lung cancer
manner of death
natural causes
birth name
Majer Suchowlański
nickname
Secretary of the Treasury
ethnic group
Jewish people
name in native language
Meyer Lansky
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Meyer Lansky, nato Meyer Suchowlański (Hrodna, 4 luglio 1902 – Miami, 15 gennaio 1983), è stato un mafioso bielorusso naturalizzato statunitense, esponente principale del cosiddetto "Sindacato ebraico".

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