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Word: raffishly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...raffish crew of old pals marched up to the witness chair, testified, marched down again while Lepke sat in silence with no sign of expression on his lumpish face. Prison-pale were some of the witnesses. Ten of the 23 for the Government were felons, including: paunchy Yasha Katzenberg, described by the League of Nations as an "international menace," organizer of a $10,000,000 dope ring into which, he said Lepke muscled; Benny Schisoff, Coney Island frozen-custard man, implicated in the racket but free on a suspended sentence; John McAdams, Customs sergeant who accepted bribes to let trunkloads...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Three Schlemiels | 1/1/1940 | See Source »

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