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| Nicholas Klaus | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | January 13, 1921 Schweinfurt, Germany |
| Died | January 1, 1956 Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Affiliation |  Cuneo crime family
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| Title(s) | Associate |
Nicholas Klaus was the German-American business partner of Carmine Cuneo who was an associate of the Cuneo crime family. Klaus was originally from Germany, but immigrated to the United States. He was strangled to death at a party in 1950 by the Corleone crime family during the Five Families War.
Biography[]
Nicholas Klaus was born in Germany, but he immigrated to the United States, settling in northern New Jersey. Known to be a heavy drinker, he hosted various parties at his house in Jersey City. Klaus became a businessman who was allied with the Cuneo crime family, and he was protected by eagle-eyed bodyguards who could spot a gun from a mile away, compliments of Don Carmine Cuneo.
Death[]
In 1956, during the Five Families War, Corleone crime family capo Rocco Lampone sent Aldo Trapani to whack him at a party that he was holding. Because his guards were very good, Lampone wanted Trapani to walk up casually without drawing a weapon, and he would knock off Klaus by strangling him. Trapani headed to the party, walking straight past the Cuneo guards, and he grabbed Klaus after he flirted with a female guest. Trapani strangled Klaus to death with his bare hands, cracking his neck at the end. Trapani was paid $30,000 for the hit.