Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Died
4 May 1985(1985-05-04) (aged 53)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Cause of death
Murder
Nationality
Soviet
American
Occupation
Crime boss
Spouses
Valentina
(divorced)
Maya Rozova
(until death)
Children
1
Parent
Boris Agron
Allegiance
Russian mafia
Evsei Borisovich Agron (Russian: Евсей Борисович Агрон, romanized: Yevsei Borisovich Agron; 25 January 1932 – 4 May 1985) was a Soviet-American mobster and boss of New York City's Russian mafia during the 1970s and 1980s. Known for his cruelty, he was called the "Godfather" of the Russian American mafia.[1][2]
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^Parton, Heather Digby (2018-04-19). "Michael Cohen has many alleged links to organized crime: Does that mean he won't flip on Trump?". Salon. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
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