On this date, January 30...
• in 1913, during the human trafficking trial of Frank Filasto and Joseph Ribuffo, prosecution witness Annie Greco collapses in fear in the witness stand after observing people in the gallery making death gestures toward her.
• in 1915, after weeks of legal battles, Jim Colosimo's restaurant at 2128 Wabash Avenue in Chicago is allowed to reopen.
• in 1918, the clemency application of convicted Mafia counterfeiter Ignazio Lupo is supported by a letter from Judge George W. Ray, who sentenced him to 30 years.
• in 1926, Joseph Florino is arrested in Brooklyn in connection with a homicide.
• in 1927, Youngstown OH underworld figures Nick Mallamo and Sam Tripelo are shot and mortally wounded on Division Street.
• in 1930, Frank Plaia and Michael Sclafoni, convicted of two Hempstead, Long Island, killings, are electrocuted at Sing Sing Prison.
• in 1935, former Cleveland Mafia boss Frank Milano enters Mexico.
• in 1951, the sheriff of Jefferson Parish LA orders the closure of the mob-run Beverly Club and other casinos.
• in 1957, the U.S. Senate creates a Select Committee on Improper Activities in the Labor or Management Field (McClellan Committee).
• in 1967, Tampa FL boss Santo Trafficante visits a New Orleans doctor accompanied by local Mafia boss Carlos Marcello.
• in 1968, a mob car-bomb murder attempt at Everett MA costs attorney John Fitzgerald Jr. the lower part of his right leg.
Image of Jim Colosimo
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