Kefauver Committee

E124130

The Kefauver Committee was a U.S. Senate investigative committee in the early 1950s that exposed organized crime’s influence in American politics and business through nationally televised hearings.

All labels observed (7)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Senate committee ⓘ
investigative committee ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Kefauver crime committee ⓘ
linked to: Kefauver Committee

Senate Crime Investigating Committee ⓘ
linked to: Kefauver Committee
broadcastOn ABC ⓘ
CBS ⓘ
NBC ⓘ
chairperson Estes Kefauver ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dissolved 1951 ⓘ
documentedIn final committee report on crime in interstate commerce ⓘ
followedBy United States Senate Select Committee on Improper Activities in Labor and Management ⓘ
hasPart field hearings ⓘ
public hearings ⓘ
impact increased support for federal action against organized crime ⓘ
influenced later anti-racketeering legislation ⓘ
popularized the term crime syndicate ⓘ
raised public awareness of organized crime ⓘ
inception 1950 ⓘ
investigated crime syndicates ⓘ
illegal gambling operations ⓘ
links between organized crime and business ⓘ
links between organized crime and politics ⓘ
organized crime in the United States ⓘ
jurisdiction interstate commerce ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Senate ⓘ
legislativeOutcome recommendations for stronger federal laws against organized crime ⓘ
location Washington, D.C. ⓘ
mainSubject corruption ⓘ
gambling ⓘ
labor racketeering ⓘ
organized crime ⓘ
racketeering ⓘ
mediaFormat live television broadcasts ⓘ
memberOf United States Senate ⓘ
namedAfter Estes Kefauver ⓘ
notableWitness Bugsy Siegel associates ⓘ
Frank Costello ⓘ
Meyer Lansky ⓘ
various local officials ⓘ
officialName United States Senate Special Committee to Investigate Crime in Interstate Commerce ⓘ
linked to: Kefauver Committee
partOf post–World War II crime investigations in the United States ⓘ
politicalContext Truman administration ⓘ
significantEvent nationally televised hearings on organized crime ⓘ
televisionCoverage nationwide ⓘ
timePeriod early 1950s ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Frank Costello → testifiedBefore → Kefauver Committee ⓘ
Virginia Hill → describedBySource → Kefauver Committee hearings on organized crime ⓘ
linked to: Kefauver Committee
Kefauver Committee → officialName → United States Senate Special Committee to Investigate Crime in Interstate Commerce ⓘ
linked to: Kefauver Committee
Kefauver Committee → alsoKnownAs → Kefauver crime committee ⓘ
linked to: Kefauver Committee
Kefauver Committee → alsoKnownAs → Senate Crime Investigating Committee ⓘ
linked to: Kefauver Committee
Moe Dalitz → testifiedBefore → Kefauver Committee ⓘ
Estes Kefauver → chairpersonOf → United States Senate Special Committee to Investigate Crime in Interstate Commerce ⓘ
linked to: Kefauver Committee
Estes Kefauver → committeeNickname → Kefauver Committee ⓘ
The Captive City → inspiredBy → Kefauver Committee hearings ⓘ
linked to: Kefauver Committee
Frank Pentangeli → associatedWith → United States Senate hearings on organized crime (fictional) ⓘ
linked to: Kefauver Committee