On this date, March 12... • in 1895, a NYC federal grand jury indicts nine members of the Frauto-Clemente counterfeiting ring. • in 1899, an Italian court convicts fugitive Ignazio Lupo of killing a Palermo merchant. • in 1903, Isidoro Crocevera, Salvatore Romano, Giuseppe DePrima and Giuseppe Giallambardo go on trial for counterfeiting. • in 1909, New York Police Lt. Joe Petrosino is shot to death in Palermo, Sicily, while on a mission to investigate the Mafia. • in 1925, Frank Valenzi of Sewickley PA admits the fatal shooting of Michael Rosato, but says it was in self-defense. • in 1941, a Brooklyn court throws out felonious assault and weapon possession charges against Leopoldo Lauritano. • in 1944, police speculate that recent murders of Chicago mobsters were due to a struggle for cheese racket control. • in 1951, the Senate Investigating Committee opens public hearings into organized crime in New York City. • in 1963, an FBI listening device overhears New England crime boss Raymond L.S. Patriarca describing a Mafia organization in Louisiana. • in 1983, longtime Kansas City Mafia leader Nick Civella dies from complications of lung cancer. • in 1987, New England Mafia lieutenant Ilario Zannino, 67, is sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after convictions for gambling and loansharking. • in 1999, convicted in part by the testimony of their underworld boss Lenny Strollo, three Youngstown OH men are sentenced to life in prison. Image of Isidoro Crocevera.

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On this date, March 11... • in 1905, Louisiana Governor Blanchard signs warrant for the execution of Sam Aspara, convicted of murdering Antonino Luciano. • in 1908, Antonio Strollo is executed in the Sing Sing electric chair for the murder of Antonio Torsiello. • in 1913, Antonio Cincotta is found guilty of attempting to extort money from singer Enrico Caruso. • in 1925, Sewickly PA Police arrest Frank Valenzi following the shooting murder of his boss Michael Rosato, a reputed Black Hand racketeer. The fatal shooting of Giacinto 'James' Brogna at his Youngstown OH area home is blamed on vendetta. • in 1937, three prosecution witnesses from the successful compulsory prostitution trial of 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania attempt to recant their testimonies. • in 1944, the body of gangster James DeAngelo is found in the trunk of a car left on Chicago's North Side. • in 1955, New York area racketeers Frank Livorsi and William Giglio are sentenced to 15 years in prison for income tax fraud. • in 1960, Youngstown OH racketeer 'Sandy' Naples and his girlfriend Mary Ann Vrancich are killed in a shotgun attack in front of the Vrancich home. • in 1971, crime boss Joseph Colombo is sentenced to two and a half years in prison for lying on a real estate broker application. On the same day, Joseph 'Crazy Joey' Gallo is released from prison. • in 1989, Chicago underworld boss Joseph Ferriola dies in a Houston hospital, following recent heart surgery. Image of Joseph Gallo.

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On this date, March 5... • in 1904, convicted counterfeiter Anthony D'Andrea is released from Joliet Prison. He soon becomes leader of the Chicago Mafia. • in 1908, a grand jury indicts six Sewickley PA men for extortion conspiracy. • in 1930, Vincent Coll of the Bronx is held without bail as a suspect in a February 13 double-homicide. • in 1931, a grand jury indicts Gaetano Morello of Pittston PA for the fatal shooting of Charles Calamera. • in 1944, one day after their Sing Sing Prison electrocutions, Lepke Buchalter and Emanuel Weiss are buried in Queens NY. • in 1963, three New Jersey Teamsters officials are sentenced to prison terms for working to extort money from a New York company. • in 1968, Joseph Barboza testifies in a murder conspiracy trial against New England boss Raymond Patriarca. • in 1970, federal authorities break up a Yonkers gambling ring that includes one known Mafia leader and four New York State police officers. • in 1971, New York crime boss Joseph Colombo is arrested for his part in the 1968 theft of $750,000 in jewels. Image of Anthony D'Andrea.

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On this date, February 19... • in 1909, New York Police Commissioner Bingham discusses with the press the supposedly-secret visit of Lt. Petrosino to Italy. • in 1910, Morello-Lupo mob is convicted and sentenced for counterfeiting. • in 1914, Louis Lazzazara of East Harlem, is stabbed to death. • in 1918, teenage Joseph 'Socks' Lanza is arrested in Manhattan for grand larceny. • in 1923, in Sewickley PA, shots are fired at Anthony Cicco, cousin of recently murdered Charles Isabella. • in 1930, Angelo Lonardo and Dominic Sospirato, wanted in Cleveland for murder, surrender after eight months in hiding. • in 1931, accused narcotics peddler Stephen Armone escapes from the New York federal building. • in 1942, convicted murderers Harry 'Happy' Maione and Frank 'Dasher' Abbandando are executed at Sing Sing Prison. • in 1947, Vincent Mangano, Joseph Profaci and Joseph Magliocco return to the U.S. together after a trip to Havana, Cuba. • in 1953, federal authorities seek to liquidate Joseph Profaci's businesses to recover owed taxes and penalties. • in 1954, a Congressional subcommittee accuses the Detroit Teamsters of 'racketeering, extortion and gangsterism.' • in 1960, Joseph Valachi fails to appear in court for sentencing in a narcotics case and becomes a fugitive. • in 1974, a Chicago federal grand jury returns a 12-count indictment against Anthony Spilotro, Allen Dorfman and five others for defrauding a Teamsters Union pension fund. Image of Giuseppe Morello.

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On this date, February 18... • in 1913, unknown gunmen ambush New York gangster John Russomano, killing his bodyguard Tony Vivola (Capilongo). • in 1918, a mistrial is declared in the murder trial of Brooklyn Camorra chief Allessandro Vollero and 8 other defendants. • in 1920, Nicola Capozzi of Syracuse NY is convicted of leading an extortion gang. • in 1923, Charles Isabella, an underworld-linked restaurateur in Sewickley PA, is found dead of gunshot wounds. • in 1925, Black Hand extortionists are blamed for a Pittsburgh bombing that destroyed three buildings of the Landolina Brothers Produce Co. • in 1933, Denver's Mafia boss Joseph Roma is fatally shot inside his home. • in 1937, 29-year-old racketeer Michael DiBenedetto is fatally shot on the steps of his East Harlem apartment building. • in 1955, Frank Livorsi, William Giglio and former New Jersey prosecutor Howard Lawn are convicted of tax fraud. • in 1969, Vito Genovese receives a small funeral Mass in Highlands NJ before burial at St. John's Cemetery, Queens NY. • in 1970, entertainer Frank Sinatra testifies before a closed session of a New Jersey state commission on organized crime. • in 1973, Frank Costello, 82-year-old former Mafia boss, dies following a heart attack. Longtime western Pennsylvania Mafia leader Frank Amato, 83, dies of natural causes. • in 1982, Anthony Mirra, 1960s-era drug trafficker, is found dead in his car in Manhattan with four bullet wounds in his head. Image of Frank Costello.

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On this date, February 7... • in 1908, six alleged Black Handers are arrested at Sewickley PA. • in 1909, future Buffalo crime boss Stefano Magaddino arrives in New York. • in 1911, early New York Mafia leader Nicola Taranto dies in Brooklyn. In Pittston PA, Sam Lucchino, who helped prosecute Mafia counterfeiters, is shot and seriously wounded. • in 1918, police arrest Anthony Sorrentini, suspect in the Philadelphia murder of Frank Clementi. • in 1931, Cesare 'Chester' LaMare, Detroit boss, is murdered at his home. In the Bronx NY, an elaborate funeral is held for murdered mobster Joe 'Baker' Catania. • in 1947, the New York State Athletic Commission revokes Rocky Graziano's boxing license because he failed to report underworld bribery attempts. • in 1962, the remains of Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania are interred in a family vault in Queens NY. • in 1963, FBI learns that New England boss Raymond Patriarca is assessing a Mafia membership fee to collect a legal defense fund. • in 1966, Joseph Valachi empowers his agent to sell his autobiography to a publisher. • in 1973, former New York crime boss Frank Costello is hospitalized after suffering a heart attack. • in 2008, U.S. and Italian authorities make more than 80 arrests in a Mafia crackdown. U.S. efforts focus on the Gambino Crime Family. • in 2011, federal authorities locate former New England mafioso Enrico Ponzo living under an assumed name in Idaho. Image of Cesare LaMare.

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On this date, January 27... • in 1895, New Orleans Police Chief Dexter Gaster reports that the Mafia, thought dead after 1891 lynchings, has been revived in his city. • in 1908, Giuseppe Marino of Sewickley PA is charged with using the U.S. mails in a scheme to defraud. • in 1910, Antonio Comito testifies for a second day in the Morello-Lupo counterfeiting trial. • in 1925, Ferdinando Mauro of Pittsburgh is charged with liquor violations after whiskey and wine are seized during a raid at his store. • in 1926, angered by the dismissal of a murder indictment, the Brooklyn district attorney accuses New York Judge Selah Strong of conspiring with the attorney of Camorra leader Leopoldo Lauritano. • in 1927, Vito Genovese is arrested in Brooklyn for illegal weapon possession. • in 1930, New York gangsters (and recreational fishermen) Frank Costello and Charles Lucania are mentioned by Miami press after Costello manages to reel in a 58-pound wahoo. • in 1959, crime boss Joseph Profaci testifies during a hearing of the New York State Investigation Commission. • in 1962, after being questioned by police regarding his relationship to deceased mafioso 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania, producer Martin Gosch tells the press that their only connection was a common interest in a movie project. • in 2004, former Youngstown OH underworld boss Lenny Strollo is sentenced to just under 13 years in prison. Image of Frank Nitti

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On this date, January 09... • in 1894, Boston police believe a Camorra or Mafia vendetta might have been behind the brutal razor murder of Neapolitan Pasquale Sacco. • in 1905, Black Hander Vincenzo Laposi, arrested in Old Forge PA, is found to be in possession of Mafia credentials from 42 Mott Street, New York City. • in 1910, New York Mafia boss Ignazio 'the Wolf' Lupo is charged with counterfeiting. • in 1926, Sewickley PA gangster Frank Valenzi begins serving a term at Western State Penitentiary for the second-degree murder of Michael Rosato. • in 1930, Governor Roosevelt grants two-week reprieves to convicted underworld murderers Frank Plaia and Michael Sclafani. • in 1946, in preparation for his deportation from the U.S., Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania is transferred from Great Meadow Prison to Sing Sing Prison. • in 1948, former Manhattan gangster and Tammany political leader Giovanni 'Jimmy Kelly' DeSalvio dies at a Bronx hospital following a stroke. • in 1958, investigators suggest that Albert Anastasia's recent murder in New York City was due to his intrusion into Cuban gambling rackets. • in 1966, an editorial in the Il Progresso newspaper condemns a plan to publish the memoirs of Joseph Valachi. • in 1975, New England crime boss Raymond Patriarca is paroled from Rhode Island State Prison after serving four years for murder conspiracy. • in 2003, FBI agents arrest Bonanno boss Joseph Massino at his home, charging him with ordering the murder of Dominick 'Sonny Black' Napolitano. Image of Ignazio Lupo.

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#OTD (Nov 10) in 1919, Frank #Valenzi of #SewickleyPA begins a prison sentence for #extortion.

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#OTD (Sep 24) in 1925, Frank #Valenzi is convicted of the second-degree murder of Michele Rosato in #SewickleyPA.

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#OTD (Sep 11) in 1928, local gangsters Thomas #Curcio and Nick Bartolotta are found murdered at #SewickleyPA.

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Collection of crime history items from February 18.

#OTD (Feb 18) in #OrganizedCrime #History: ambush in #Harlem, mistrial in #Brooklyn, murder in #SewickleyPA, #BlackHand bombing in #Pittsburgh, boss eliminated in #Denver, #Genovese burial in #QueensNY, #Sinatra testimony in #NewJersey, deaths of #Costello and Amato.

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