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1940 in organized crime
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See also: 1939 in organized crime , other events of 1940 , 1941 in organized crime and the list of 'years in Organized Crime' .
Events
James J. Hines , the leader of Tammany Hall , the New York City Democratic organization, goes to prison for arranging political protection for Dutch Schultz 's policy and numbers rackets in Harlem , New York.
Brooklyn mobster Seymour "Blue Jaw" Magoon agrees to become a government informant and provides information on the Murder, Inc. organization.
After a failed attempt on his life, New Jersey racketeer Max Rubin agrees to cooperate with law enforcement.
Brooklyn racketeer James "Dizzy" Feraco is murdered by rival gunmen.
February 2 - Abe "Kid Twist" Reles , a member of Murder, Inc. , is arrested. District Attorney William O'Dwyer charges Reles with robbery, assault, possession of narcotics, burglary, disorderly conduct, and eight charges of murder. In exchange for a reduced sentence, Reles would agree to testify against the members of Murder, Inc. , and provides information on the National Crime Syndicate . Phil and Martin Goldstein , Emmanuel Weiss , and Murder Inc. leader Louis "Lepke" Buchalter are some of the mobsters who would be convicted by Reles' testimony.
April - George Scalise , New York labor racketeer and president of the Building Service and Employee's International Union of New York , is indicted for extortion .
May 23 - Murder, Inc. members Harry Maione and Frank Abbandando , based on the testimony of Abe Reles, are convicted of the 1937 murder of Brooklyn loan shark George "Whitey" Rudnick . While the decision would be overturned on appeal, a second trial would find them guilty and result in death sentences for both men.
July 31 - Whitey Krakower , a government informant, is murdered by New York mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel .
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