Michael E. Reiburn (September 12, 1893 in

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– June 1982 in New York City) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from

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Life

He was born as ''Michael E. Reitzenbein'' on September 12, 1893, in

. He graduated from

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(Brooklyn) in 1911; and from Syracuse University College of Law in 1915. While in school, he won many debating prizes. Later he was President of the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity. He began the practice of law in

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, but later moved to Washington Heights, Manhattan. He practiced law in New York City, and changed his last name to Reiburn. He was a member of the

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(New York Co., 22nd D.) in

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and

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. In 1921, the Citizens Union endorsed Reiburn for re-election, saying that he was "a member of promise and capacity with good record of votes." He was a member of the

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(20th D.) from 1923 to 1926, sitting in the 146th, 147th, 148th and

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s; and was Chairman of the Committee on Labor and Industries from 1923 to 1924. In 1927, he was accused of larceny, but the charges were dismissed. In 1935, Reiburn was

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red by the

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for unethical practices. He was found guilty of "the conversion of money obtained from others by false representations of large profits to be made from the purchase of real property about to be acquired for public purposes." In December 1937, he and three others were indicted by a federal grand jury for using the mails to swindle three widows out of about $10,000. A few days later, he was convicted of theft, and was sentenced by Judge Allen of the New York City Court of General Sessions to a term of eighteen months to three years in

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state prison. In 1939, he was arrested for illegal bookmaking. In 1941, he was convicted in federal court of

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, and was sentenced to a five-year prison term. He died in June 1982 in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Reiburn, Michael E 1893 births 1982 deaths Democratic Party New York (state) state senators People from Washington Heights, Manhattan Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly Syracuse University College of Law alumni American people convicted of theft Disbarred New York (state) lawyers Jewish American state legislators in New York (state) 20th-century American legislators Eastern District High School alumni 20th-century American Jews