MEYER LANSKY - FINANCIAL GENIUS OF THE UNDERWORLD

Meyer Lansky. He has been called the accountant of the Mafia and the financial genius of the criminal underworld. His fortune at the height of his power was estimated at $300 million, and he was the second man in the national crime syndicate, which united all the key gangsters of the country.

This is the legend of Meyer Lansky, created by journalists and law enforcement. If you are curious to know what is true and what was created to sell more newspapers, then please welcome, Meyer Lansky, on the other side of the law.

The original source:
"Meyer Lansky" - Robert Lacey

[yarini-]

My father met Meyer in Cuba and always spoke highly of him. He was a quiet, wise, well respected man, whose word was his bond. I personally met him in 1973 in Miami, Florida during one of his many trials. He remembered meeting my father in detail although that had been in 1955. RIP Meyer.

[darthvader]

He overcame every obstacle. What a man

[asullivan]

Every organized criminal syndicate needs a financial genius. Prevents ( IRS ) issues. Increasing legitimate business opportunities over shadowing the illegitimate ones. Keeping a respectable low profile kept Lansky under the radar. Las Vegas was his El Dorado. As was Havana for a short duration of time. All in all till his legal problems started to haunt him. He never went without.

[BooksWeHeart]

I highly recommend the books gangsters vs. Natzis it a book about the Jewish gangsters cracking down on Natzi supporters in the USA in the 30s

[donnyweltz]

It's Cosa Nostra not Costa Nostra
Just saying

[michaelwesterland]

Lots of clips from the movie "Lansky" starring Harvey Keitel. Good movie but slow pacing, lots of extraneous subplots but Keitel was excellent.

[keithharrison]

Great and wise in criminal activity, now they all lay in the world of the dead condemned by their own evil doing

[timsmith]

What about all his interests in the Bahamas or the casinos the Cellini brothers ram for him including in London in the 50’s 60’ and early 70’s

[BryantBrothers-gmqx]

There is literally nothing new to say about this man we already don't know

[LeftyRighty]

These fake historians never say why they were hated..

[matthewzablocki]

So I did a quick Google search to figure out what 300 million back then would be worth today. And yeah, he would have been like Donald Trump rich.

[LechinaEmpire]

you don't know what you talking about Białoruś was Poland ask Mayer what's his nationality he said polish 🤷🏻🤷🏻🤷🏻🤷🏻

[VisarMuqaj-unrb]

YOU MUST HAVE A NEPHEW, SINCE YOU WERE VERY CLOSE*( TO LUCKY)*, SINCE THERE IS NO DESCENDENT OF HIS, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ITALIANS WOULD SAY, IT IS ABOUT "" LUCKY""" AFTER ALL, AND THE MONNEY, AND MY *( MYSTIQUAL )* FAMILY, THAT I THINK I HAVE, IN ( US), IT IS ABOUT THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE, --- ALEXANDER--- BELGRADE

[timcross]

Lots of guess work and "government " information. You didnt mention that almost anyone he met liked and trusted him, if not loved him. In an environment of monsters he was not a monster.

[leolacasse]

sonds meyer was a good guy and a victim of circumstances and ati-semitism

[jonathanfierberg]

Uncle Mayer was at my house when I was born he masterminded the Lufthansa heist Anthony Luciano raimondi

[Etk]

Not much of a money genius considering his kids and grandkids very little left over