Sidney Roy Korshak was an American lawyer and "fixer" for businessmen in the upper echelons of power and the Chicago Outfit in the United States.
10 Facts About Sidney Korshak
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Sidney Korshak's parents were Harry Korshak and Rebecca Beatrice Lashkovitz, who were married on July 15,1902, in Chicago.
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Sidney Korshak's services were used by the upper ranks of both legitimate and illegitimate business in the United States.
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One of his clients was Jimmy Hoffa, notorious head of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters; Sidney Korshak was heavily involved in the Teamsters' west coast operations during a time when organized labor was at the peak of its activity.
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Sidney Korshak was an attorney for various elements of the Chicago Outfit.
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Sidney Korshak then sold 143,000 shares to pivotal figures in the stock market including Bernard Cornfeld, who owned the FOF Property Fund, in Switzerland.
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Sidney Korshak suggested actress Jill St John to Eon Productions for the James Bond film, Diamonds Are Forever.
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Sidney Korshak had simultaneous affairs with St John and actress Stella Stevens.
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Sidney Korshak died on January 20,1996, without ever having a criminal conviction against him.
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Sidney Korshak was buried at the Hillside Memorial Park in Culver City, California.