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born: 1902
category: PROMIS Scandal
died: 1983
location: Grodno, Russian Empire (now Belarus)
summary: Prominent Florida mobster whose Fremont Hotel in Las Vegas was financed through
  Jimmy Hoffa loans and linked to Bobby Baker networks.
tags:
- Person
- PROMIS
---

[Meyer Lansky](/people/meyer-lansky/) was a prominent Florida mobster. His Fremont Hotel in Las Vegas was financed through a [Hoffa](/people/jimmy-hoffa/) loan. [Edward Levinson](/people/edward-levinson/), a Las Vegas gambler, was a lieutenant of Lansky. Through [Bobby Baker](/people/bobby-baker/), Levinson became acquainted with [Clint Murchison, Sr.](/people/clint-murchison-sr/).[^1]

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[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.