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James Burke

Gangster
James Burke, also known as "Jimmy the Gent", was an American gangster and Lucchese crime family associate who is believed to have organized the 1978 Lufthansa heist, the largest cash robbery in American history at the time. Wikipedia
Born: July 5, 1931, New York, NY
Died: April 13, 1996 (age 64 years), Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY
Spouse: Mickey Burke (m. 1962–1996)
Parents: Jane Conway
Conviction(s): Extortion (1972); Conspiracy (1982); Second degree murder (1985)