Murder, Inc
/ˌmɜːdər ˈɪŋk/
/ˌmɜːrdər ˈɪŋk/
- an informal US name for the Mafia or other powerful criminal groups. It was first used to refer to a criminal organization run by Albert Anastasia and Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter in Brooklyn, New York, during the Great Depression.
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