Was put on trial twice for masterminding The Wonderland Murders, the infamous 1981 Laurel Canyon quadruple murder case, in 1990 and 1991. The first trial ended in a hung jury (11-1 to convict), and the second trial ended in a full acquittal. In 2000, he was indicted in Federal Courts under the RICO statute, and as part of a plea deal admitted to bribery of the lone holdout juror in 1990, and to conspiracy in the Laurel Canyon murder case.
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In the early 1980s, he was the biggest nightclub owner in Hollywood. Classic venues like the Seven Seas and The Starwood were among his clubs. He Started his empire with a simple hot dog stand in the late 1950s.
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Emigrated to the USA from Israel in the early 1950s.
