On this date, April 6... • in 1903, former priest Anthony D'Andrea, 31, pleads guilty in Chicago to possession of counterfeit coins. • in 1913, East Harlem gangster Amadeo Buonomo dies of a gunshot wound to his neck. • in 1923, Albert Anastasia is charged in Brooklyn with felonious assault. • in 1925, Chicago police arrest Frank Nitti and several others in a raid of Torrio gang headquarters. • in 1931, Los Angeles authorities arrest Salvadore Verna and Onofrio Balice as racket-murder suspects. • in 1936, rumors say a bribe of $50,000 is offered to secure the release of Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania by Arkansas authorities. • in 1950, Kansas City boss Charles Binaggio and his aide Charles Gargotta are found murdered within a political headquarters. • in 1959, a Bronx grand jury begins investigating the murder of Frank Scalise. Pittsburgh FBI agents interview Santo Bazzano, who claims to know nothing of the Mafia. • in 1966, Joseph Valachi learns that the government has called off plans to publish his memoirs. • in 1967, an informant tells the FBI that Joseph Bonanno wants his son Salvatore to succeed him as crime family boss. • in 1971, authorities at La Tuna Federal Prison indicate that the remains of Joseph Valachi have been claimed by an unnamed person. • in 1987, the Rhode Island Supreme Court throws out convictions against Luigi Manocchio. Image of Anthony D'Andrea.

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On this date, April 4... • in 1911, unaware that his derivative citizenship has been lost, Johnny Torrio illegally registers to vote in Chicago. • in 1923, Giuseppe Piraino is arrested in Brooklyn for felonious assault. In Athens GA, Gerald Chapman escapes from federal custody allegedly with help from Dominick DiDato and Abe Silverstein. • in 1927, Vincent 'the Schemer' Drucci, member of Chicago's North Side Gang, is shot and killed by a city detective. • in 1931, after hiding out for nearly 10 weeks, Dutch Schultz turns himself in to police for questioning. California mobster Frank Bompensiero enters McNeil Island Federal Penitentiary in Washington to begin an 18-month sentence for bootlegging. • in 1959, crime figures including Anthony Accardo attend the Chicago wedding of Sam Giancana's daughter. • in 1961, immigration agents grab New Orleans crime boss Carlos Marcello and put him on a plane for Guatemala. • in 1988, New York racketeer Armand Dellacroce, son of Gambino big shot Aniello Dellacroce, dies while living as a fugitive in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains. • in 1971, La Tuna TX federal prison Warden Bill Zecham says Joseph Valachi's cause of death was heart failure. • in 1991, New England racketeer Francis P. Salemme and his son are served with warrants ordering them to face grand theft charges in California. Image of Dutch Schultz.

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On this date, April 3... • in 1909, Italian police arrest Vito Cascioferro in connection with the assassination of NYPD Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino. • in 1911, the S.S. Kursk, with young Meyer Lansky and his mother and brother aboard, enters New York harbor. • in 1912, the Secret Service learns that a Chicago politician with ties to the Nicolosi brothers has offered to help get NYC boss Giuseppe Morello out of prison. • in 1922, Joseph 'Baker' Catania is arrested for felonious assault. • in 1936, Paul 'Kelly' Vaccarelli dies at Misericordia Hospital in Yorkville Manhattan following a long illness. • in 1946, FBI finds no evidence that Salvatore Lucania (Luciano) provided any wartime assistance to Office of Naval Intelligence. • in 1959, Vito Genovese and 14 codefendants are convicted of narcotics conspiracy. • in 1971, Mafia turncoat Joseph Valachi, 67, dies following a heart attack at La Tuna TX Federal Correctional Institution. • in 1987, local and federal law enforcement agents raid the All American Club in Campbell OH, said to be the largest illegal casino in the U.S. • in 2021, Youngstown OH mob figure Orlando Carabbia dies at age 93. Image of Joseph Valachi.

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