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

Amerykański gangster polsko-żydowskiego pochodzenia

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Meyer Lansky, born Majer Suchowlański in Hrodna, was a male gangster and investor. He was a member of the National Crime Syndicate, the Five Points Gang, and Jewish-American organized crime. Lansky held citizenship in the Russian Empire, the Second Polish Republic, the United States, and Israel. He was convicted of tax noncompliance.

Lansky was of Jewish ethnicity and practiced Judaism. He was known by several nicknames, including "Mastermind of the Mob," "Little man," "Mob's Accountant," and "Secretary of the Treasury." He died of lung cancer from natural causes in Miami on January 15, 1983.

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Acting · 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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Article · Polski

Meyer Lansky (ur. 4 lipca 1902 w Grodnie, zm. 15 stycznia 1983 w Miami Beach) – amerykański gangster, pochodzenia żydowskiego. Urodził się jako Meier Suchowlański (Majer Suchowlański) w Grodnie na terenie obecnej Białorusi.

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