She was a nice Jewish mother — and an organized-crime boss
Meet Fredericka Mandelbaum, who made a fortune from stolen goods and bank robberies
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Breaking News Tel Aviv Car Bombing Is Suspected Mob Hit
A car exploded near a bus in Tel Aviv on Thursday, injuring four people in what police suspect was an attempt to kill an alleged criminal kingpin. Israel Radio said the car belonged to the head of an alleged organised crime family. “This is a criminal related incident,” police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said, suggesting they…
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Breaking News Casino Boom Spotlights Adelson’s Chinese Links
For Nevada gaming companies grappling with a weak economy and a splintering market at home, the Asian casino boom has been a godsend. But it has left the Nevada Gaming Control Board facing difficult questions about how to confront the influence of Asian organized crime, both overseas and inside the state. With no full-time staff…
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Culture Jewish Gangsters Get Their Day at Museum
In the mid-20th century, a cadre of tough Jews, shedding the bookish bearing of exile, went forth to create a new society in a forbidding desert. Armed to the teeth, they lived outside the law and built their outpost by any means necessary. Against all odds, despite implacable enemies, the desert bloomed. Think you already…
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