Organized Crime Figure. He was a childhood friend of Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, who he met on the streets of New York during the 1920s, and together would go on to become members of Murder, Inc., along with Charlie "Lucky" Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Harry Teitelbaum, Louis Kravitz, Philip Kovolick, Hyman Holtz, Joseph Stacher, Jacob Shapiro and several others. Greenberg was first arrested in 1927 for drowning a rival, but was eventually acquitted of the crime. On November 22, 1939, Greenberg was murdered in the driveway of his home in the Hollywood Hills allegedly by Siegel, Whitey Krakow and Frankie Carbo. Prosecutors claimed that Siegel had brought them to his house and drove the getaway car, and that Carbo shot Greenberg in the head 5 times. Greenberg allegedly demanded $5,000 from the criminal organization to keep his silence from law enforcement regarding past crimes. Siegel stood trial in 1940 but was acquitted due to the disappearance of witnesses. In the 1991 film, 'Bugsy,' Greenberg was portrayed by actor Elliott Gould.
Organized Crime Figure. He was a childhood friend of Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, who he met on the streets of New York during the 1920s, and together would go on to become members of Murder, Inc., along with Charlie "Lucky" Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Harry Teitelbaum, Louis Kravitz, Philip Kovolick, Hyman Holtz, Joseph Stacher, Jacob Shapiro and several others. Greenberg was first arrested in 1927 for drowning a rival, but was eventually acquitted of the crime. On November 22, 1939, Greenberg was murdered in the driveway of his home in the Hollywood Hills allegedly by Siegel, Whitey Krakow and Frankie Carbo. Prosecutors claimed that Siegel had brought them to his house and drove the getaway car, and that Carbo shot Greenberg in the head 5 times. Greenberg allegedly demanded $5,000 from the criminal organization to keep his silence from law enforcement regarding past crimes. Siegel stood trial in 1940 but was acquitted due to the disappearance of witnesses. In the 1991 film, 'Bugsy,' Greenberg was portrayed by actor Elliott Gould.
Bio by: Louis du Mort
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"AKA George Schachter"
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