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#OTD (April 19) in 1932, #NewYork underworld leaders Salvatore "Charlie #Luciano" #Lucania and Meyer #Lansky are arrested during a visit to #Chicago.

https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2017/04/85-years-ago-luciano-lansky-nabbed-in.html

#MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

Two mob movies. One understands the myth. The other believes it. Bugsy turns a violent egomaniac into a tragic joke with a neon afterglow. Lansky tries to polish a legacy that was never meant to shine—and ends up feeling like a self-serving bedtime story.
#FilmReview #MovieCritic #Crime #MovieReview #FilmAnalysis #Bugsy #Lansky #Cinema #FilmDiscussion
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2026/03/19/the-myth-of-the-moral-mobster-a-critical-historiography-of-meyer-lansky-and-benjamin-siegel-in-american-cinema/

#OTD (Nov 26) in 1957, a source tells the #FBI that plans call for Meyer #Lansky to run the gambling casino at the new Hotel Riviera in #Havana.

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#OTD (Nov 07) in 1972, after three days of trying to find a country willing to accept him, Meyer #Lansky returns to the U.S. #FBI agents arrest him at #Miami airport, charging him with contempt of a federal grand jury.

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#OTD (Nov 05) in 1971, forced to leave #Israel, Meyer #Lansky tries without success to find sanctuary in Switzerland, Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru and Argentina.

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#OTD (Oct 24) in 1918, Meyer #Lansky is arrested in #Manhattan for felonious #assault.

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“Trump decreed he would designate “antifa” as a terrorist organization under RICO. Ironically, the RICO…Act was codified to stop organized crime: including the mobsters from whom Trump took inspiration, most notably Meyer Lansky and Trump’s mentor, mafia lawyer Roy Cohn.”
—Sarah Kendzior
#trump #lansky #cohn

#OTD (Oct 12) in 1950, during testimony before a Senate committee, Meyer #Lansky (shown) acknowledges associating with Frank #Costello, Joe #Adonis, Frank #Erickson and Charles #Fischetti.

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#OTD (Sep 16) in 1950, brothers Meyer and Jack #Lansky and eight codefendants plead guilty to #gambling charges at #FortLauderdaleFL and pay fines.

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#OTD (June 28) in #OrganizedCrime #History: #Profaci gangster marries into #Buffalo mob family, Sergi is charged in #Brooklyn with bail bond frauds, #Lansky leaves on trip to Italy, #Vario faces gambling charges, #Colombo is shot at Unity Day rally in #NYC.

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#OTD (May 22) in #OrganizedCrime #History: future #Pittsburgh boss is born in Calabria, boss of #RockfordIL passes, #Lansky discusses #Cuba situation with #FBI, two dozen are charged as heroin ring, Tony Pro goes to trial for extortion in #NewarkNJ, #Colombo dies seven years after being shot, #Patriarca is too ill to stand trial

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#OTD in 1932, two #NewYork underworld leaders are arrested during a visit to #Chicago.

Read about it:
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2017/04/85-years-ago-luciano-lansky-nabbed-in.html

#Luciano #Lansky #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

#OTD (Feb. 21) in #OrganizedCrime #History: #Chicago mafioso is arrested, #Petrosino arrives in Italy, crime families feud in #NYC, bombs destroy #Wyandotte home, Marcello of #NewOrleans is charged with contempt, #Lansky is kept out of #Cuba, #NewEngland turncoat dies.

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#OTD (Jan. 15) in #OrganizedCrime #History: early mafiosi arrested in #NYC, #Terranova blamed for Vitale robbery, #Chicago bosses briefly visited #LosAngeles, #Philadelphia's Ida left the U.S., #Bonanno civil war predicted, #KansasCity mobster admitted lies, Attardi and #Lansky passed away.

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#Lansky

Ispirato alla storia vera del mafioso ebreo bielorusso Meyer Lansky.
Il film inevitabilmente va ad attingere in altri gangster movie che avevano però tutta un'altra forza narrativa.

📝Voto: 5
"Lansky" di Eytan Rockaway, 119minuti, 2021.

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