George Weinberg (mobster)
George Weinberg (1901 – January 29, 1939) was a New York mobster and, with brother Abraham Weinberg, an associate of Dutch Schultz as a mob accountant during the 1920s and 1930s. In 1935, following the disappearance of his brother and the gangland murder of Schultz, he decided to become a government informant and testified against his former associates.[1]
However, while under police protection in a safehouse in White Plains, New York, he stole a gun from one of the detectives guarding him and committed suicide on January 29, 1939.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "Weinberg Asserts Hines Was on Payroll as 'Pop'". The New York Times. August 24, 1938. p. 17. (subscription required)
- ↑ "Weinberg suicide; accuser of Hines used guard's gun; key trial witness". The New York Times. January 30, 1939. p. 1. (subscription required)
- ↑ "Weinberg's story read to Hines jury; Judge Breaks News of suicide". The New York Times. February 1, 1938. p. 1. (subscription required)
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