Abraham
Reles was a well-known figure in the racket business
in Brooklyn, New York. He acknowledged numerous
murders he and/or his associates had committed
while in the custody of the State Authorities
in Brooklyn. He appeared before the Federal Grand
Jury in regard to his knowledge of the harboring
of Louis "Lepke" Buchalter, a wanted fugitive.
On November 12, 1941, he committed suicide by
jumping out the window of the Half Moon Hotel
in Coney Island, New York.
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