Jacob "Gurrah" Shapiro | |
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 NYPD mugshot of Jacob Shapiro | |
| Born | May 5, 1899 |
| Died | June 9, 1947 (aged 48) |
| Resting place | Montefiore Cemetery |
| Other names | “Gurrah” |
| Citizenship | American |
| Organization(s) | Murder, Inc. |
| Opponent | U.S. Attorney Thomas Dewey |
| Criminal charge | Conspiracy and Extortion |
| Penalty | 15 years to life in prison |
Jacob "Gurrah" Shapiro (May 5, 1899 – June 9, 1947) was a New York mobster who, with his partner Louis "Lepke" Buchalter, controlled industrial labor racketeering in New York for two decades and established the Murder, Inc. organization.