A few months ago, longtime foes Don King and Mike Tyson had dinner in Miami.

The man sitting between them is Alvin Malnik, a man who at one point was considered to be so close to Meyer Lansky that the FBI believed that dealing with Malnik was the same as dealing with Lansky. That controversial claim was later backed by mob associate turned government witness Vincent Teresa in open court.

Malnik, an attorney who throughout the years had denied ever knowing Meyer Lansky has only in recent years admitted that he had indeed been very close to the legendary mob tycoon. Although he maintains that the two were only friends.

Malnik made millions by owning and selling the rights to Scopitone, a video-jukebox company that swept Europe in the 1960s. The SEC believed it was a mob front after discovering that Vincent "Jimmy Blue Eyes" Alo and Jerry Catena owned shares in the company. Alo, who was particularly close to Malnik and was often seen in his company, was convicted of obstruction of justice in the Scopitone case after he refused to answer questions regarding his dealings with Malnik.

To this day, Alvin Malnik has never been convicted of a crime. Unlike his late friend Lansky, who seemingly died broke, Alvin Malnik is believed to be one of the wealthiest people in the United States.