Otto Biederman, known as Otto "Abbadabba" Berman, was an accountant for American organized crime. He is known for coining the phrase "Nothing personal, it's just business. " Berman was born in New York City. At age fifteen, he was arrested and tried for attempted rape but found not guilty. He later became an accountant, well known for his ability to figure complex mathematical equations and algebraic expressions in a matter of seconds, without the use of paper or pen.

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  • Otto Biederman, known as Otto "Abbadabba" Berman, was an accountant for American organized crime. He is known for coining the phrase "Nothing personal, it's just business. " Berman was born in New York City. At age fifteen, he was arrested and tried for attempted rape but found not guilty. He later became an accountant, well known for his ability to figure complex mathematical equations and algebraic expressions in a matter of seconds, without the use of paper or pen. A member of the New York nightlife, he met and befriended writer Damon Runyon. Runyon based his recurring character Regret on Berman, portrayed by character actor Lynne Overman in the movie version of Runyon's story, Little Miss Marker. In the 1930s Berman became the accountant for, and advisor to, gangster Dutch Schultz. In 1935 Berman was having a meeting at the Palace Chophouse tavern in Newark, New Jersey with Schultz and gunmen Abe Landau and Lulu Rosenkrantz when assassins hired by Lucky Luciano burst into the room. Berman was hit by several bullets as well as buckshot from a 12-gauge shotgun, and was the second of the four men to die. A photo of his bullet-riddled body appeared alongside a photo of Schultz undergoing surgery in the next morning's newspaper, under the headline, "Schultz, Five Pals Shot" . The accompanying article claimed that Berman was a gunman for Schultz; an angry Damon Runyon quickly submitted an editorial to the newspaper, defending Berman. In the novel Billy Bathgate, Berman appears as the mentor to the main character.
  • Otto „Abbadabba“ Berman alias Otto Biedermann war ein Buchhalter der „Kosher Nostra“, der insbesondere wegen seiner Fähigkeiten zur Fälschung von Rechnungsbüchern bekannt war.
  • Otto Biederman, connu comme Otto "Abbadabba" Berman était un comptable du crime organisé américain. Il est connu pour sa phrase "Ca n'a rien de personnel, ce sont juste les affaires" (Nothing personal, it is just business).
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  • Otto Biederman, known as Otto "Abbadabba" Berman, was an accountant for American organized crime. He is known for coining the phrase "Nothing personal, it's just business. " Berman was born in New York City. At age fifteen, he was arrested and tried for attempted rape but found not guilty. He later became an accountant, well known for his ability to figure complex mathematical equations and algebraic expressions in a matter of seconds, without the use of paper or pen.
  • Otto „Abbadabba“ Berman alias Otto Biedermann war ein Buchhalter der „Kosher Nostra“, der insbesondere wegen seiner Fähigkeiten zur Fälschung von Rechnungsbüchern bekannt war.
  • Otto Biederman, connu comme Otto "Abbadabba" Berman était un comptable du crime organisé américain. Il est connu pour sa phrase "Ca n'a rien de personnel, ce sont juste les affaires" (Nothing personal, it is just business).
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  • Otto Berman
  • Otto Berman
  • Otto Biederman
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