National Crime Syndicate
The National Crime Syndicate was a multi-ethnic, closely connected, American confederation of several criminal organizations. It mostly consisted of and was led by the closely interconnected Italian American Mafia and Jewish Mob. It also involved other criminal organizations such as the Irish Mob and to a lesser extent African American groups. Hundreds of murders were committed by Murder, Inc. on behalf of the National Crime Syndicate during the 1930s and 1940s.
| Founded | 1929 |
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| Founded by | Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky |
| Founding location | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Years active | 1929–1960s |
| Territory | United States; mainly active in New York, Philadelphia, New Jersey, Illinois, California, Nevada, some areas of New England and Florida |
| Ethnicity | Mainly people of Italian, Jewish and Irish descent; to a lesser extent African-American gangsters, Polish-American gangsters, and other organized crime groups |
| Membership (est.) | At least 14 criminal organizations |
| Criminal activities | Racketeering, rum-running, extortion, bribery, drug trafficking, gambling, prostitution, robbery, fraud, money laundering, fencing, loan sharking |
| Allies | |
| Rivals | Several gangs in the country |
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