On this date, April 2... • in 1903, Martin Madden is branded 'incorrigible' and sentenced to 20 months in a Catholic protectory. • in 1909, a final Palermo report on the assassination of NYPD Lt. Petrosino names Vito Cascioferro, Carlo Costantino, Antonio Passanante and others as suspects. • in 1910, the Secret Service learns of an underworld effort to locate witness Antonio Comito by redirecting all mail sent to his contact Agent Rubano. • in 1914, wealthy merchant Joseph Ingo is shot to death at Chicago's 'Death Corner.' • in 1930, Meyer Lansky and 'Trigger Mike' Coppola return to the U.S. together after a trip to Cuba. • in 1932, Joseph Burke is murdered in a Brooklyn speakeasy. • in 1936, Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania and eleven alleged accomplices are indicted by an extraordinary grand jury investigating racketeering. • in 1940, Sebastian John LaRocca pleads guilty to larceny and receiving stolen goods charges and receives a fine and probation. • in 1958, the Immigration and Naturalization Service orders Russell Bufalino of Kingston PA deported as an undesirable alien. • in 1973, New York bigshot Frank 'Funzi' Tieri is arrested for loansharking. • in 1980, Ralph 'Whitey' Tropiano, overseer of Colombo Crime Family operations in Connecticut, is shot to death during a visit to Brooklyn. • in 1992, Gambino Crime Family boss John J. Gotti and his underboss Frank Locascio are convicted of multiple racketeering offenses. Image of John J. Gotti.
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