On this date, December 28... ... in 1875, 'Nine-Fingered Frank' Romeo surrenders to New Orleans police and is charged with the September murder of cigar merchant Bernard Ditte. ... in 1922, A janitor finds Eugenio Orgento dead of stab wounds in the back of his New York shop. ... in 1926, Jack and Eddie Diamond, Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania and James Walsh are arrested in New York for felonious assault - the Dec. 21 shooting of insurance broker Albert Levy. ... in 1929, Chicago police raid the headquarters of the remnants of the 'Bugs' Moran gang. ... in 1931, Frank Cammarata surrenders to the Wayne County MI sheriff for questioning about the Wyandotte Massacre. ... in 1936, Texas gambling czar Benny Binion is released by police after questioning regarding the September murder of policy racketeer Ben Frieden. ... in 1945, Mafia faction leader Vincent 'the Dude' Benevento is shot and critically wounded in the rear room of his Chicago cheese store. ... in 1946, on its first Saturday night of operation, the Las Vegas Flamingo Hotel features performances by Xavier Cugat's band, comedian Jimmy Durante, Rose Marie and Tommy Wonder. Celebrity visitors include George Raft, Charles Coburn, George Jessel, Vivian Blaine and George Sanders. ... in 1953, Joseph 'Doc' Stacher and others are sentenced for illegal casino gambling at Saratoga NY. ... in 1963, Joe Magliocco, disgraced former boss of New York's Profaci Crime Family, dies of a heart attack at a New York hospital. ... in 1968, G.P. Putnam's Sons releases The Valachi Papers by Peter Maas. ... in 2007, a federal jury convicts Alphonse 'Allie Boy' Persico and Jackie DeRoss of conspiring in 1999 to kill Colombo Crime Family underboss William Cutolo. ... in 2010, Anthony Volpe, reputed boss of the Genovese Crime Family-linked Hartford CT underworld, dies at the age of 78.

#OTD (Dec. 28)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#NewOrleans #NewYork #Chicago #Detroit #Texas #SaratogaNY #HartfordCT #Valachi #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, December 27... ... in 1906, a Black Hand bomb destroys a grocery on Manhattan's Elizabeth Street. ... in 1907, suspected regional Black Hand leader Valentino Piazza is arrested in Pittsburgh. ... in 1908, New York mafiosi Pietro Inzerillo and Carlo Comigliano are both wounded during a gunfight on Elizabeth Street. ... in 1917, imprisoned Mafia leader Ignazio Lupo is believed to have had advance knowledge of a fatal attack by inmate Dimiter Popoff against an Atlanta Prison deputy warden. ... in 1927, with a Buffalo Catholic church refusing to hold a funeral for murdered gangster Filippo Mazzara, hundreds attend services at the Mazzara home. ... in 1934, John Alioto of Milwaukee is sentenced to prison following convictions for forgery and larceny. ... in 1935, prosecutor Thomas Dewey prepares a secret list of Manhattan's top-dozen racketeers. Newspapers report that 'Lepke' Buchalter, 'Gurrah' Shapiro and 'Dutch Golberg' Shomberg are on the list. ... in 1938, Santo Vultaggio dies in Brooklyn at age 60. ... in 1961, eleven defendants, including Joseph Valachi, Charles Schiffman and Vito Agueci, are convicted in New York federal court of running a narcotics smuggling operation. ... in 1965, members of the press learn that Peter Maas is preparing the memoirs of gangster Joe Valachi for publication. ... in 1982, 'Jack the Dandy' Parisi, alleged to be a former gunman for Murder Inc., dies in Hazleton PA at the age of 83.

#OTD (Dec. 27)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#NewYork #Pittsburgh #Atlanta #Buffalo #Milwaukee #Brooklyn #Narcotics #Valachi #HazletonPA #Mafia #MurderInc
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Peter Maas

#OTD (Dec 22) in 1965, the U.S. Justice Department notifies Peter #Maas (shown) that he has been authorized to edit for publication the extensive memoirs of turncoat mafioso Joe #Valachi.

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🗃️ #Skystorians

Joseph Valachi

#OTD (Nov 21) in 1924, Joseph #Valachi is shot while escaping from a botched #Bronx burglary.

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Joseph Valachi

#OTD (Nov 18) in 1959, Joseph #Valachi, wanted in #NewYork on #narcotics charges, is arrested in #Connecticut.

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Joseph Valachi

#OTD (Nov 10) in 1921, identifying himself as Anthony Sorge, Joseph #Valachi is arrested in #JerseyCity NJ for weapons possession.

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Joseph Valachi

#OTD (Nov 01) in 1944, Joseph #Valachi is charged in #Brooklyn with violating federal #narcotics law.

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Joseph Valachi

#OTD (Oct 26) in 1923, Joseph #Valachi begins a nine-month prison sentence at #SingSing.

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Joseph Valachi

#OTD (Oct 23) in 1923, a #BronxNY judge sentences Joseph #Valachi to between 15 and 30 months in prison for attempted #burglary.

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Joseph Valachi

#OTD (Oct 19) in 1922, Joseph #Valachi, using the alias of Anthony Sorge, and codefendants Charles Chisingo, Joseph Pellegrina and Dominick Puccarelli are fined in #NewJersey on an illegal weapons charge.

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Joseph Valachi

#OTD (Oct 14) in 1952, #NewJersey detectives question Joseph #Valachi about the recent murder of Willie #Moretti.

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Tommy Eboli

#OTD (Oct 10) in 1963, an informant tells the #FBI that mafiosi Tommy #Eboli (shown) and Gerry #Catena have paid Joseph Valachi's wife $10,000 to give the press information that will undermine her husband's credibility.

#MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians #Valachi

Manhattan birth certificate of Giuseppe Vilacio (Joseph Valachi), dated October 3, 1903.

#OTD (Oct 03) in 1903, Joseph #Valachi is born in #NewYork City as Giuseppe Vilacio.

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Samuel "Red" Levine

#OTD (Oct 02) in 1963, Joseph #Valachi tells a Senate rackets committee that gangster Red #Levine (shown) admitted a role in the 1931 assassination of #Mafia boss Salvatore #Maranzano.

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Robert Kennedy

#OTD (Oct 01) in 1963, Attorney General Robert #Kennedy announces that turncoat mafioso Joseph #Valachi will be used as a government witness in federal criminal trials.

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#OTD (Sep 29) in 1929, a charge of attempted extortion against Joseph #Valachi is dismissed in magistrate's court.

#MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians #NYC

Vito Genovese

#OTD (Sep 28) in 1963, informant Joseph #Valachi states that Vito #Genovese is boss of bosses of the American #Mafia.

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Joseph Valachi testifies.

#OTD (Sep 27) in 1963, the first day of testimony of informant Joe #Valachi before the #Senate Investigations subcommittee is broadcast on radio and TV.

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Eugene Giannini

#OTD (Sep 20) in 1952, Eugene #Giannini of #NewYork is murdered by hit men assigned by Joseph #Valachi.

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Mildred Reina and Joseph Valachi

#OTD (Sep 18) in 1932, Joseph #Valachi and Mildred #Reina are married in a church ceremony two months after being joined in a civil ceremony.

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Eugene Giannini

#OTD (Sep 16) in 1952, Joseph #Valachi calls off a planned hit against Eugene #Giannini because the assigned gunmen are not sure of their escape route.

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Joseph Valachi

#OTD (Sep 14) in 1963, the #Philadelphia Bulletin newspaper reports that Joseph #Valachi was found to be mentally ill one week before he became an informer.

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Decades after the incident, Joseph #Valachi was an inside source, providing information on the Sept. 10, 1931, assassination of #Mafia boss of bosses Salvatore #Maranzano.

#OTD #NYC #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

Antonio Strollo

#OTD (Sep 09) in 1952, Antonio #Strollo instructs Joseph #Valachi to set up the murder of Eugene #Giannini.

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Joseph Valachi

#OTD (Sep 09) in 1931, Joseph #Valachi reportedly meets with #Mafia boss of bosses Salvatore #Maranzano to express his concern over a Maranzano meeting planned for the following day in #Manhattan.

#MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians #NYC

Joseph Valachi

#OTD (Aug 26) in 1971 In a #NiagaraCountyNY Court, the will of Joseph #Valachi, naming penpal Marie K. Jackson as his beneficiary and executrix, is probated.

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Author Peter Maas

#OTD (Aug 23) in 2001, author Peter #Maas (The #Valachi Papers, #Serpico, Underboss, ...) passes away in #Manhattan at the age of 72. He is credited with launching the (English language) #Mafia biography/autobiography genre.

#NYC #Books #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

A view of Sing Sing Prison. Photo from Library of Congress.

#OTD (Aug 19) in 1924, Joseph #Valachi is paroled from #SingSing Prison where he served a burglary sentence.

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Joseph Valachi

#OTD (Aug 17) in 1923, Joseph #Valachi is arrested for attempted burglary of a Bronx store.

#NYC #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

Joseph Valachi

#OTD (Aug 5) in 1963, an informant tells the #FBI that #NYC crime families are offering $100,000 for the murder of turncoat Joseph #Valachi.

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