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in 1907, western Pennsylvania officials obtain an arrest warrant for former Black Hand gang leader Joseph Bagnato.
in 1909, Giuseppe Clemente is acquitted of counterfeiting charges at New York but remains in custody on another indictment.
in 1929, James Buono of Braddock PA dies of gunshot wounds he says were inflicted by Frank Amato and George Becario.
in 1931, New York police report that a three-day Coney Island fundraising dinner is being attended by many thousands in seatings of 500.
in 1936, Ciro Terranova is stopped and arrested as he drives across the line into New York City. He is charged with driving without a license.
in 1941, court denies 'Nucky' Johnson release on bail during his appeals of a tax evasion conviction.
in 1949, former Kansas City 'king of bootleggers' Frank DeMayo dies of lung cancer.
in 1965, Italian police arrest ten U.S. and Sicilian gangsters in various locations in Italy.
in 1977, Ohio racketeer Anthony Delsanter passes away in Florida at age 66.
in 1978, the Cuban government charges that U.S. officials have fabicated evidence tying Cuba to the assassination of President John Kennedy.
in 1982, FBI Special Agent Joseph D. Pistone testifies in Manhattan Federal Court about his five-year undercover assignment as Donnie Brasco.
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