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The death of the heir of the Fontainebleau Hotel fortune has sparked a twisted blame game as the victim’s wife and stepdaughter accuse each other of his murder. Plus, VIEW OUR GALLERY of The Fontainebleau through the years.
Editor's Note: In an earlier version of this article, five sentences were copied from a Miami Herald report without attribution. The Daily Beast has removed the sentences and regrets the error. Two additional such sentences have also been removed.
Ben Novack built Miami Beach’s iconic Fontainebleau Hotel in 1954. It was a magnet for the rich and famous, including so many mobsters that the FBI assigned undercover agents to conduct surveillance at the grand ballroom to keep a tally of which northern kingpins were in town. As I discussed in my book, Miami Babylon, Novack himself was long rumored to have mob connections, which he always denied
TheDailyBeast.com
The Novack family has a very colorful past indeed as evidenced by this linked and lengthy article.
This is certainly a family the Federal Government has always taken an intense interest in.
Originally posted by ProtoplasmicTraveler
Why would a Federal Judge be using Maritime and Admiralty Statutes and ordering the FBI to seize assets under them when the case involves no international elements or travel by sea?