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Meyer Lansky’s interests and operations were at odds with John F. Kennedy’s policies, particularly regarding Cuba and organized crime. This ideological and financial clash may have placed Lansky in alignment with anti-JFK factions, including elements within the Mafia, Cuban exiles, and possibly intelligence agencies.

#Key Areas of Conflict Between Lansky and JFK

1. The Loss of Lansky’s Cuban Empire
- Before 1959, Lansky controlled Havana’s casino industry, thanks to his partnership with Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista.
- Fidel Castro’s revolution (1959) overthrew Batista, leading to the seizure of Mafia-owned casinos and an end to Lansky’s multimillion-dollar operation.
- JFK’s reluctance to fully commit to removing Castro (especially after the Bay of Pigs failure) frustrated Lansky and other Mafia figures.

💰 Lansky personally lost millions due to Castro’s takeover, making him a natural ally of anti-Castro groups.

2. The Mafia’s Role in CIA Anti-Castro Plots
- The CIA recruited the Mafia—including Santo Trafficante Jr. (Lansky’s Cuban partner), Sam Giancana, and Johnny Roselli—to assassinate Fidel Castro.
- JFK and his brother, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy (RFK), cracked down on the Mafia instead of cooperating with them, despite the CIA’s ties to mobsters.
- Lansky had indirect links to these CIA-Mafia assassination plots, which JFK ultimately distanced himself from.

🔪 Lansky had financial and strategic reasons to support Castro’s removal, but JFK’s weak follow-through on these efforts may have turned Lansky and the Mafia against him.

3. RFK’s War on Organized Crime
- RFK aggressively targeted the Mafia as part of his Justice Department agenda, prosecuting Lansky’s allies, including:
- Carlos Marcello (New Orleans Mafia boss)
- Sam Giancana (Chicago Outfit)
- Santo Trafficante Jr. (Tampa/Cuba operations)
- Lansky himself was investigated, especially for money laundering and illegal gambling.
- JFK’s administration became a major threat to Lansky’s empire, unlike previous presidents who had ignored or quietly worked with organized crime.

⚖️ Lansky was a businessman, but he wouldn’t hesitate to eliminate political threats to his financial empire. RFK’s crackdown gave the Mafia strong motivation to push back.

4. The JFK Assassination & Possible Mafia Ties
- Many researchers believe that Mafia figures, angered by RFK’s war on organized crime, played a role in JFK’s assassination.
- Jack Ruby, who killed Lee Harvey Oswald, had ties to Chicago Mafia circles, which were closely connected to Lansky’s network.
- Carlos Marcello, Sam Giancana, and Santo Trafficante Jr. (all Lansky associates) have been named in various conspiracy theories as possible orchestrators of the assassination.

🔎 Lansky’s direct involvement is unknown, but he had financial and strategic reasons to want JFK out of the way.

#Did Lansky Want JFK Dead?
Meyer Lansky, using his ties to Israeli and US intelligence, plus his ties to the mafia, orchestrated JFK’s assassination:
✅ He lost millions due to JFK’s failure to remove Castro
✅ He was indirectly linked to anti-Castro assassination plots involving the CIA and Mafia
✅ JFK and RFK’s crackdown on organized crime hurt Lansky’s business
✅ Many of Lansky’s Mafia allies were implicated in JFK assassination theories

Lansky was not a violent street boss—he was a strategic financial mind—but he had the connections, motives, and influence to align himself with groups who wanted JFK gone. If the Mafia played a role in the assassination, Lansky benefited from it while also settling a handful of scores.