Marvin Elkind | |
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| Born | 13 March 1934 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 21 January 2024 (aged 89) Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
| Other names | "The Weasel" |
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Marvin Elkind (13 March 1934 – 21 January 2024), better known as "The Weasel", was a Canadian gangster, professional boxer and police informer. Elkind was involved in organized crime for decades and associated with crime figures in Toronto, Montreal and New York, and also served as the chauffeur of Teamsters union president Jimmy Hoffa. In 1983, he turned police informer and became Canada's most prolific confidential informant, working for the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).