On this date, March 17...
• in 1893, alleged underworld leader Michael Tenora is convicted of manslaughter in New Castle PA.
• in 1903, Isidore Crocevera, Joseph DiPrima and Giuseppe Giallombardo arrive at Sing Sing Prison to begin their counterfeiting sentences.
• in 1908, future New England Mafia boss Raymond L.S. Patriarca is born in Worcester MA.
• in 1918, Joseph LaPaglia is fatally shot in Los Angeles.
• in 1921, Albert Anastasia is transported from Providence RI to Brooklyn NY to face homicide charges.
• in 1930, Al Capone is released from Eastern State Penitentiary in Pennsylvania.
• in 1932, Peter Sardini wins a two-week reprieve from the electric chair by providing information on six unsolved gangland murders.
• in 1937, Eddie Capobianco is arrested in New York City in connection with the recent bank holdup in Katonah NY.
• in 1954, John DiTrapani, who reportedly hoped to become boss of the Mafia in Milwaukee, is found dead of gunshot wounds in his car.
• in 1964, though extortion charges against him are dismissed, Philadelphia Mafia leader Philip Testa remains in jail on a contempt charge.
• in 2009, Gambino crime family member Charles Carneglia is convicted in Brooklyn federal court of racketeering and murders.
Image of Al Capone.
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