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{{Villain_Infobox|image = 4BA04BF3-8BAE-4118-968A-FC69CE9AB770.jpeg}}'''Arnold Rothstein''' (January 17, 1882 – November 6, 1928), nicknamed "'''the Brain'''", was an American racketeer, businessman and gambler who became a kingpin of the Jewish mob in New York City. Rothstein was widely reputed to have organized corruption in professional athletics, including conspiring to fix the 1919 World Series. He was also a mentor of future crime bosses Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Frank Costello and numerous others.

{{Villain_Infobox|image = 4BA04BF3-8BAE-4118-968A-FC69CE9AB770.jpeg|fullname = Arnold Rothstein|alias = The Brain|origin = New York City, New York|occupation = Head of the Jewish Mob|goals = Fix the 1919 World Series|crimes = Gambling

Racketeering

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Murder|type of villain = Mobster}}'''Arnold Rothstein''' (January 17, 1882 – November 6, 1928), nicknamed "'''the Brain'''", was an American racketeer, businessman and gambler who became a kingpin of the Jewish mob in New York City. Rothstein was widely reputed to have organized corruption in professional athletics, including conspiring to fix the 1919 World Series. He was also a mentor of future crime bosses Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Frank Costello and numerous others.

According to crime writer Leo Katcher, Rothstein "transformed organized crime from a thuggish activity by hoodlums into a big business, run like a corporation, with himself at the top".[1]According to Rich Cohen, Rothstein was the person who first realized that Prohibition was a business opportunity, a means to enormous wealth, who "understood the truths of early century capitalism (giving people what they want) and came to dominate them".[2] His notoriety inspired several fictional characters based on his life, portrayed in contemporary and later short stories, novels, musicals and films.

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-{{Villain_Infobox|image = 4BA04BF3-8BAE-4118-968A-FC69CE9AB770.jpeg}}'''Arnold Rothstein''' (January 17, 1882 – November 6, 1928), nicknamed "'''the Brain'''", was an American racketeer, businessman and gambler who became a kingpin of the Jewish mob in New York City. Rothstein was widely reputed to have organized corruption in professional athletics, including conspiring to fix the 1919 World Series. He was also a mentor of future crime bosses Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Frank Costello and numerous others.
+{{Villain_Infobox|image = 4BA04BF3-8BAE-4118-968A-FC69CE9AB770.jpeg|fullname = Arnold Rothstein|alias = The Brain|origin = New York City, New York|occupation = Head of the Jewish Mob|goals = Fix the 1919 World Series|crimes = Gambling<br>
+Racketeering<br>
+Bootlegging<br>
+Murder|type of villain = Mobster}}'''Arnold Rothstein''' (January 17, 1882 – November 6, 1928), nicknamed "'''the Brain'''", was an American racketeer, businessman and gambler who became a kingpin of the Jewish mob in New York City. Rothstein was widely reputed to have organized corruption in professional athletics, including conspiring to fix the 1919 World Series. He was also a mentor of future crime bosses Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Frank Costello and numerous others.
 According to crime writer Leo Katcher, Rothstein "transformed organized crime from a thuggish activity by hoodlums into a big business, run like a corporation, with himself at the top".<sup>[1]</sup>According to Rich Cohen, Rothstein was the person who first realized that Prohibition was a business opportunity, a means to enormous wealth, who "understood the truths of early century capitalism (giving people what they want) and came to dominate them".<sup>[2]</sup> His notoriety inspired several fictional characters based on his life, portrayed in contemporary and later short stories, novels, musicals and films.
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 [[Category:Gangsters]]
 [[Category:Deceased]]
+[[Category:Criminals]]