Murdered Russian-American Mobsters - Martin Krugman, Evsei Agron, Charles Solomon, Oleg Zapinakmine (Paperback)

Chapters: Martin Krugman, Evsei Agron, Charles Solomon, Oleg Zapinakmine. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Martin "Marty" Krugman (born December 30, 1919 Passaic, New Jersey; disappeared January 4, 1979 Jamaica, Queens; declared legally dead 1986) was an associate of the Lucchese crime family and the basis for the character "Morrie Kessler" as depicted by Chuck Low in the 1990 film Goodfellas. Marcin-Martin Krugman (pronounced as Kroog-man) was a Passaic, New Jersey native and son of Russian-Jewish immigrant parents, resided in Valley Stream, New York with his Long Island-born Polish-American housewife, Franciska (who he nicknamed Frances). Krugman was very animated, skinny, balding and had bulging eyes brought on from hyperthyroidism. His general appearance, combined with the goggle-like glasses he wore, gave the impression that he was much older than his actual age. He married his wife Franciska in 1954 and the two lived happily together, but he was a womanizer and would frequently seek out the services of local prostitutes. Following the opening of his hair salon and wig accessories store in 1970 with a bridge loan he became acquainted with Henry Hill through patronizing his night club The Suite, located next door. Krugman later spent time at Robert's Lounge where he enjoyed listening to the latest La Cosa Nostra war stories. Martin admired the criminal life, and after finding out he had a flair for it became an independent bookmaker. The rackets in Valley Stream, New York were not quite as lucrative as those in Ridgewood, Queens. As a mob associate, Krugman, who had been an obscure numbers runner, was now permitted to operate his own numbers book, which meant that he could put together his own team of writers and collectors on the street. A...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=257822