Meyer Lansky / Portrait of an Organized Crime Wizard

Abstract: A 6 page essay on the life of alleged Jewish mob financial wizard, Meyer Lansky. The writer details Lansky's youth and the development of his organized crime syndicate and refutes an argument by biographer Robert Lacey that the Lansky was a small time operator compared to his contemporaries of Lucky Luciano, Frank Costello, and Bugsy Siegal. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

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