The National Crime Syndicate was the name given by the press to the multi-ethnic, closely connected, American confederation of several criminal organizations. It mostly consisted of and was led by the closely interconnected Italian-American Mafia and Jewish mob; to a lesser extent, it also involved other criminal organizations such as the Irish Mob and African-American organized crime groups. Hundreds of murders were committed by Murder, Inc. on behalf of the National Crime Syndicate during the 1930s and 1940s.
The media dubbed the enforcement arm of the Syndicate "Murder, Inc.", a gang of Brooklyn mafiosi who carried out murders in the 1930s and 1940s for various crime bosses. It was headed by Buchalter and Anastasia, who reported to commission members Lansky and Adonis, and included many infamous mobsters.
Murder Inc. consisted of two factions. One was the Jewish Brownsville Boys headed by Abe "Kid Twist" Reles, who reported to Lepke Buchalter and Jacob "Gurrah" Shapiro. The other was the Italian Ocean Hill Hooligans led by Harry "Happy" Maione, who reported to Albert Anastasia. Bugsy Siegel was involved in many of Murder Incorporated's murders, but as a leading figure instead of a soldier.
In his biography of Meyer Lansky, Little Man (1991), journalist Robert Lacey argued that no National Crime Syndicate ever existed. "The idea of a National Crime Syndicate is often confused with the Mafia. Yet they are not the same thing," probably referring to the American Mafia.[4]
Although many of its members were imprisoned, and some were executed, the demise of the organization is as uncertain as its origins. By the late 1940s, Murder Inc. and most of its non-Italian components were defunct. Some individuals, such as Lansky, continued to operate as affiliates of Italian groups.
^Abadinsky, Howard (2009). Organized Crime. Cengage Learning. p. 115.
^Sifakis, Carl. The Mafia Encyclopedia (Second ed.). Checkmark Books.
^Eisenberg, Dennis & Dan, Uri & Landau, Eli (1979). Meyer Lansky: Mogul of the Mob. Paddington Press.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
^Lacey, Robert (1991). Little Man: Meyer Lansky and the Gangster Life. Little Brown & Co. pp. 200-207. ISBN9780316511681.
March 17, 2023
national, crime, syndicate, name, given, press, multi, ethnic, closely, connected, american, confederation, several, criminal, organizations, mostly, consisted, closely, interconnected, italian, american, mafia, jewish, lesser, extent, also, involved, other, c. The National Crime Syndicate was the name given by the press to the multi ethnic closely connected American confederation of several criminal organizations It mostly consisted of and was led by the closely interconnected Italian American Mafia and Jewish mob to a lesser extent it also involved other criminal organizations such as the Irish Mob and African American organized crime groups Hundreds of murders were committed by Murder Inc on behalf of the National Crime Syndicate during the 1930s and 1940s National Crime SyndicateFounded1929Founded byLucky Luciano and Meyer LanskyFounding locationAtlantic City New Jersey U S Years active1929 1960sTerritoryUnited States mainly active in New York Philadelphia New Jersey Illinois California Nevada and FloridaEthnicityMainly people of Italian and Jewish descent to a lesser extent Irish American gangsters African American gangsters Polish American gangsters and other organized crime groupsMembership est At least 14 criminal organizationsCriminal activitiesRacketeering rum running extortion bribery drug trafficking illegal gambling pimping robbery fraud money laundering fencing loan sharkingAlliesAmerican Mafia Jewish mob Murder Inc RivalsSeveral gangs in the country Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 Bibliography 4 ReferencesHistory EditAccording to writers on organized crime the Syndicate was an idea of Johnny Torrio 1 and was founded or established at a May 1929 conference in Atlantic City It was attended by leading underworld figures throughout the United States including Torrio Lucky Luciano Al Capone Benjamin Bugsy Siegel Frank Costello Joe Adonis Dutch Schultz Abner Longie Zwillman Louis Lepke Buchalter Gambino crime family head Vincent Mangano Atlantic City Crime Syndicate boss Nucky Johnson gambler Frank Erickson Frank Scalice and Albert the Mad Hatter Anastasia 2 Others described the Atlantic City meeting as a coordination and strategy conference for bootleggers 3 According to the findings of the United States Senate Special Committee in the 1950s chaired by Estes Kefauver the National Crime Syndicate was a confederation of mainly Italian and Jewish organized crime groups throughout the United States The media dubbed the enforcement arm of the Syndicate Murder Inc a gang of Brooklyn mafiosi who carried out murders in the 1930s and 1940s for various crime bosses It was headed by Buchalter and Anastasia who reported to commission members Lansky and Adonis and included many infamous mobsters Murder Inc consisted of two factions One was the Jewish Brownsville Boys headed by Abe Kid Twist Reles who reported to Lepke Buchalter and Jacob Gurrah Shapiro The other was the Italian Ocean Hill Hooligans led by Harry Happy Maione who reported to Albert Anastasia Bugsy Siegel was involved in many of Murder Incorporated s murders but as a leading figure instead of a soldier In his biography of Meyer Lansky Little Man 1991 journalist Robert Lacey argued that no National Crime Syndicate ever existed The idea of a National Crime Syndicate is often confused with the Mafia Yet they are not the same thing probably referring to the American Mafia 4 Although many of its members were imprisoned and some were executed the demise of the organization is as uncertain as its origins By the late 1940s Murder Inc and most of its non Italian components were defunct Some individuals such as Lansky continued to operate as affiliates of Italian groups See also EditAmerican Mafia The Commission American Mafia Jewish American organized crimeBibliography EditNash Jay Robert 1992 Nash Jay Robert ed World Encyclopedia of Organized Crime First Paragon House Trade ed CrimeBooks Inc Paragon House ISBN 1 55778 508 2 References Edit Abadinsky Howard 2009 Organized Crime Cengage Learning p 115 Sifakis Carl The Mafia Encyclopedia Second ed Checkmark Books Eisenberg Dennis amp Dan Uri amp Landau Eli 1979 Meyer Lansky Mogul of the Mob Paddington Press a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint uses authors parameter link Lacey Robert 1991 Little Man Meyer Lansky and the Gangster Life Little Brown amp Co pp 200 207 ISBN 9780316511681 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title National Crime Syndicate amp oldid 1142789636, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
