Bruno Mannheim (Earth-38)

"That miscreant? They were business partners, sure, but Bruno was only in it for the money laundering. It's a shame how he used your brother's business and then dumped him."

- Lillian Luthor on Bruno Mannheim

Bruno Mannheim is a notorious dirty businessman on Earth Thirty-Eight.

Biography
At some point in time on Earth Thirty-Eight, Bruno Mannheim joined Lex Luthor in money-laundering and other illegal schemes related to Luthor Corp. Bruno laundered money through Luthor Corp, then dumped his partner Lex when he was investigated by the state. The center of the scheme were the parking lots, which Bruno purchased through a subsidiary he bought from Lex. According to Lena Luthor, it was the relationship with Mannheim that set Lex down the wrong path in his life. Unlike his partner in crime, Bruno escaped the law unscathed, continuing his operations.

Lena Luthor visited her mother, Lillian Luthor, in prison, asking her for information on Lex's secret deals, including the leads on Bruno Mannheim, pretending as if she wants to go back to her "family business" with James Olsen's likely indictment as the Guardian. In reality, Lena has given that information to the DA's office, revealing more than five shell companies belonging to Bruno, and making a deal with District Attorney Diaz: information on Mannheim's laundering that would allow to put him behind the bars like Al Capone. Diaz agreed to the deal, announcing that the charges against Olsen for obstruction would be dropped, however, Olsen would be arrested if he took to vigilantism once again. She has also announced that the DA's office has "uncovered "new evidence in the State's case against Bruno Mannheim, reissuing the indictment which will include several counts of money laundering.

Abilities

 * Business acumen/Economics: Bruno successfully ran both the legal activities as a businessman, and illegal ones as part of his schemes with Lex Luthor.

Behind the scenes

 * In the main DC Comics continuity, Bruno Mannheim is indeed a notorious crime boss and a leader of Intergang, an organization often affiliated with Religion of Crime which worships the teachings of Darkseid. He is also the son of Moxie "Boss" Mannheim.