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 30s. 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'" http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70617F83E55157A93C6AB1783D85F4C8385F9 NYT]
- ^ "WEINBERG SUICIDE; ACCUSER OF HINES USED GUARD'S GUN; KEY TRIAL WITNESS" NYT
- ^ "WEINBERG'S STORY READ TO HINES JURY; Judge Breaks News of suicide" NYTimes
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