Lepke Buchalter

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Lepke Buchalter was a notorious American mobster who led the labor racketeering operations of Murder, Inc. and became one of the few major organized crime bosses to be executed by the U.S. government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American mobster
labor racketeer
organized crime boss
person
activity control of labor unions
extortion
murder for hire
associatedWith Albert Anastasia
Jacob Shapiro
Louis Capone
National Crime Syndicate
birthDate 1897-02-06
birthPlace Lower East Side, Manhattan
linked to: Lower East Side

New York City
causeOfDeath electrocution
convictedOf murder
murder of Joseph Rosen
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
criminalCharge conspiracy
labor racketeering
murder
narcotics trafficking
deathDate 1944-03-04
era Great Depression era
linked to: Great Depression

Prohibition era
ethnicGroup Jewish American
executionMethod electric chair
fullName Louis Buchalter
gender male
language English
legalStatus executed criminal
mannerOfDeath execution
memberOf Murder, Inc.
nickname Lepke
linked to: Louis Capone
notableEvent surrender to FBI in 1939
notableFor being one of the few major organized crime bosses executed by the U.S. government
leadership role in Murder, Inc.
leading labor racketeering operations in the United States
occupation labor racketeer
mobster
racketeer
operatedIn Brooklyn
New York City
penalty death
placeOfDeath Ossining, New York
Sing Sing Correctional Facility
religion Judaism

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National Crime Syndicate notableMember Lepke Buchalter
Murder, Inc. notableLeader Louis "Lepke" Buchalter
linked to: Lepke Buchalter
Murder, Inc. controlledBy Louis "Lepke" Buchalter
linked to: Lepke Buchalter
Lucky Luciano partnerInCrime Louis "Lepke" Buchalter
linked to: Lepke Buchalter
Jewish Mob hasNotableMember Lepke Buchalter
Martin "Buggsy" Goldstein associatedWith Louis "Lepke" Buchalter
linked to: Lepke Buchalter
Harry "Pittsburgh Phil" Strauss associatedWith Louis "Lepke" Buchalter
linked to: Lepke Buchalter
Charles "The Bug" Workman associatedWith Louis "Lepke" Buchalter
linked to: Lepke Buchalter
Louis Buchalter alsoKnownAs Lepke Buchalter
Sing Sing hasNotableInmate Louis Lepke Buchalter
linked to: Lepke Buchalter