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Biography - Season 6 Episode 34 Meyer Lansky: Mob Tycoon

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The episode explores the life of Meyer Lansky, the criminal mastermind whose quiet intelligence and financial genius made him one of the most powerful figures in organized crime. It traces his rise from an immigrant kid on New York’s Lower East Side to the architect of the national crime syndicate, forging alliances with Lucky Luciano and Bugsy Siegel. The program highlights Lansky’s role in developing modern gambling operations, his influence in Havana and Las Vegas, and his reputation as the mob’s “accountant,” able to move money and manage empires with unmatched precision. Through archival footage, interviews, and expert commentary, the episode examines his attempts to avoid prosecution, his controversial exile in Israel, and the mystery surrounding his hidden fortune. Lansky emerges as a calculating, elusive figure—one whose financial brilliance reshaped the underworld.

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First Air Date: Apr 06, 1987

Last Air date: Jan 02, 2012

Season: 27 Season

Episode: 355 Episode

Runtime: 60 minutes

IMDb: 6.70/10 by 36.00 users

Popularity: 26.8366

Language: English

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