On this date, April 9... • in 1895, Stella Frauto is convicted of counterfeiting. • in 1903, Paolo 'Kelly' Vaccarelli is arrested for shooting 'Dutch Louis' Melling. 'Monk' Eastman and 'Flit' Morris are arrested for the saloon stabbing of 'Big Dave' Bernstein. • in 1912, Francesco Bonanno, friend of the Terranova family, is found stabbed to death in his East Harlem grocery. • in 1921, avoiding underworld rivals in New York City, mafioso Nicola Gentile reenters the U.S. through Boston. • in 1925, Joseph Valachi begins a three-year prison sentence for burglary. • in 1929, Michael Sclafani and Frank Plaia go to trial for the murders of Rosario and Mary Graziano. • in 1946, John Stoppelli is convicted of illegally selling opium. • in 1947, entertainer Frank Sinatra is charged with battery after punching a newspaper columnist who connected him to Mafia boss Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania. • in 1964, an FBI informant is formally inducted into a Calabrian criminal society in Youngstown OH. • in 1966, Joseph Valachi attempts suicide while held at a federal prison in Milan MI. • in 1974, in Detroit, Anthony and Vito Giacalone are acquitted of income tax evasion. • in 1984, 400 law enforcement agents raid homes and businesses across the U.S. to break up the 'Pizza Connection' heroin ring. • in 1987, Nick Scarfo of the Philadelphia Crime Family and 11 others are indicted for gangland murders in New Jersey. Image of Anthony Giacalone.

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On this date, April 5... • in 1869, S.H. Pansa, a witness to an earlier New Orleans Mafia gunfight, is shot and wounded near his home. • in 1884, the body of shooting victim Camillo Farach is found in a field on Staten Island. • in 1906, young John 'Bum' Rodgers is sentenced to the New York House of Refuge as an incorrigible juvenile. • in 1913, East Harlem gangster Amadeo Buonomo is shot and mortally wounded. • in 1914, mafioso Nicola Gentile leaves Palermo to return to New York. • in 1921, U.S. mafiosi hold a convention in Buffalo NY. • in 1926, New York gangster Peter Heslin is charged with the murder of Police Officer Charles Reilly. • in 1932, a Youngstown Ohio judge rules against the extradition to Pennsylvania of 'Happy' Marino and other accused robbers. • in 1945, a man's body, later identified as Onofrio Vitale, is found in a sewer catch basin in Chicago. • in 1956, racketeer Johnny 'Dio' Dioguardi is suspected in the acid blinding of crusading journalist Victor Riesel. • in 1961, a lawsuit accuses DOJ of illegally deporting Carlos Marcello to Guatemala. Image of John Dioguardi.

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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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On this date, April 1... • in 1869, New Orleans Mafia boss Raffaele Agnello is shot to death during an underworld feud. • in 1914, John Russomano of East Harlem enters Sing Sing to begin a sentence for criminal weapons possession. • in 1915, Jacob Shapiro is arrested in Manhattan for burglary. • in 1918, Brooklyn Camorra leader Alessandro Vollero is sentenced to die in the Sing Sing Prison electric chair. • in 1924, while intimidating voters in Cicero IL municipal elections, Al Capone's brother Salvatore is fatally shot by police. • in 1926, Joe Adonis is arrested for stealing an automobile. • in 1930, a decapitated murder victim is discovered inside a barrel in Pittsburgh's railroad produce yards. In Brooklyn NY, Giuseppe Piraino is buried in a silver coffin in Greenwood Cemetery. • in 1931, a jury finds Tony Morreale of Pittston PA not guilty of the murder of Charles Calamera. • in 1936, Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania is arrested at Hot Springs AR on a warrant from New York. • in 1953, Nicholas Civella becomes the leading figure in the Kansas City underworld after Anthony Gizzo dies during a visit to Texas. • in 1996, former county prosecutor Gary Van Brocklin is shot and wounded in his Youngstown OH law office. Image of Nicholas Civella.

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On this date, March 31... • in 1887, Manhattan gangster Thomas 'Kid' Hunt is sentenced to five years for manslaughter. • in 1926, a jury is unable to reach a verdict on charges that 'Dandy Phil' Kastel used mails to defraud. • in 1931, Gaetano Morello of Pittston PA, on trial for the murder of Charles Calamera, testifies in his defense. In Los Angeles, police receive a tip that missing gangster Frank D. Vito has been killed and buried in the desert. • in 1932, New York police arrest Vincent Alo for robbery and possession of a firearm. • in 1936, Special Prosecutor Thomas Dewey obtains an arrest warrant for Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania. • in 1939, John Torrio and four codefendants go to trial on tax fraud charges. • in 1942, Samuel 'Red' Levine is sentenced to a year in prison for perjury. • in 1953, 'Sandy' Naples of Youngstown OH is convicted of conducting an illegal lottery. • in 1955, Stefano Badami is stabbed to death in a Newark NJ restaurant. • in 1961, Youngstown OH gambling racketeer Mike Farah is released after a prison term for committing assault and battery. • in 1981, Frank 'Funzi' Tieri, front man for the Genovese Crime Family in New York, dies. • in 2008, Bonanno Crime Family boss Vincent Basciano is sentenced to life in prison for the 2001 murder of underworld rival Frank Santoro. • in 2016, human remains are recovered at an alleged Mafia burial ground in Providence RI. Image of Frank Tieri.

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On this date, March 30... • in 1881, Italy asks the U.S. secretary of state to issue a warrant of arrest and extradition for Giuseppe Esposito, charged with murders and robberies in Sicily. • in 1908, Baltimore produce merchant Antonio Lanasa goes on trial for allegedly conspiring to extort and murder rival merchant Joseph DiGiorgio. • in 1927, John 'the Bug' Stoppelli of New York begins a prison sentence for illegal weapons possession. • in 1932, New York mafioso Vito Genovese marries Anna Petillo Vernotico two weeks after having Anna's husband murdered. In Brooklyn, Michael DiBenedetto is arrested for kidnappings related to a laundry racket. • in 1940, near San Diego police find the bloodstained automobile of Victor Carlino, who has been missing for nine days. • in 1952, a bomb damages the Youngstown OH home of F.P. Deniro, father of racketeer Vincent Deniro. • in 1981, FBI places electronic surveillance devices within a Youngstown OH area restaurant owned by Vincenzo 'Jimmy' Prato. • in 1990, fifteen men, including reputed leaders of four New York crime families, are indicted for conspiring to skim money from city window replacement contracts. • in 2012, Frankie DiMattina is sentenced to six years in federal prison for the gunpoint extortion of a rival bidder in a Brooklyn Catholic school lunch contract. • in 2016, police learn the Providence RI burial location of murdered New England Mafia associate Steven A. DiSarro. Image of Giuseppe Esposito.

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On this date, March 19... • in 1877, future New York Mafia boss Ignazio Lupo is born in Palermo, Sicily. • in 1896, a federal jury in New York City convicts Nicola Taranto, John Rosa, Thomas Russo and Antonio Langano of counterfeiting. • in 1912, future Kansas City boss Nick Civella is born in KC. • in 1925, narcotics convictions in New York result in three-year prison sentences for Joseph Mecca and Patrick Giacomo and one-year sentences for John Stoppelli and James Liggiardo. • in 1929, a police officer, apparently protecting a bootlegger, is killed in a Brooklyn gang gunfight. • in 1943, on the day his extortion indictment is unsealed, Chicago racketeer Frank Nitti kills himself along a railroad track in Riverside IL. • in 1951, Youngstown OH racketeers Sandy Naples, William Naples and Stephen Bajnok are charged with assault with intent to kill. • in 1956, Sebastian John LaRocca is arrested at Pittsburgh for making false statements. • in 1957, a federal grand jury indicts Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa for bribing a rackets committee investigator. • in 1969, a Providence RI jury acquits Raymond Patriarca of loansharking conspiracy. Image of Frank Nitti.

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On this date, March 18... • in 1920, New York Mafia boss Giuseppe Morello is released upon the expiration of his commutation-shortened counterfeiting sentence. • in 1923, a Youngstown OH Black Hand feud is blamed for the murder of Peter Divino and the wounding of Dominic Testa. • in 1927, William Bailey of Brooklyn is acquitted of murder. • in 1930, a Bronx homicide charge against Vincent Coll is dismissed, but he remains held on a weapons charge. In Pittsburgh, corn sugar racketeer Sam Monastero is found strangled to death in his car. • in 1931, Los Angeles underworld leader Domenico DiCiolla is murdered. • in 1932, writer Bruce Pope wins a $2,250 judgment against the Chicago publisher of his Capone-related conspiracy theory. • in 1937, a New Castle PA jury acquits Rocco Strange / Rocco Esposito, of a 31-year-old murder charge. • in 1942, Samuel 'Red' Levine is convicted in Manhattan of lying to a grand jury. • in 1952, former Milwaukee Mafia boss Joseph Vallone dies of natural causes. • in 1964, Buffalo racketeer John C. Montana, an Apalachin conference attendee, dies at age 70. • in 1965, a federal grand jury indicts Vincent Rao for perjury. • in 1983, federal agents place a listening device in the home of New York Mafia boss Paul Castellano. • in 1999, Bonanno family bigshot Gerlando Sciascia is shot to death in Manhattan. • in 2010, two men are killed in Montreal in an apparent retaliation against rivals of the Rizzuto Mafia. Image of John Montana.

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On this date, March 16... • in 1905, Max 'Kid Twist' Zweifach and three others are arrested for forging New York Central Railroad passes. • in 1909, the Bureau of Investigation - later known as the Federal Bureau of Investigation - is officially created within the Department of Justice in the William Taft Administration. • in 1922, Thomas Lucchese and Jack Spina of Manhattan are convicted in Suffolk County NY of stealing an automobile. • in 1926, a fugitive for most of a decade, accused murderer Anthony Paretti surrenders to New York authorities. • in 1932, Gerard Vernotico and Anthony Lanza are found murdered on the roof of a Greenwich Village NY tenement. In Chicago, writer Bruce Pope sues the publisher of Real Detective Tales magazine for failing to pay him the promised fee for a series of articles arguing that the real Al Capone was murdered and replaced with a lookalike. • in 1957, the under-construction home of Youngstown OH racketeer Sandy Naples is destroyed by a bomb. • in 1972, movie producer Dino de Laurentiis throws a New York City party to announce his upcoming Valachi Papers movie. • in 1985, pitcher Denny McLain is sentenced to 25 years in prison for racketeering. • in 2019, Anthony Comello of Staten Island is arrested for the murder of Gambino Crime Family boss Francesco Cali. Image of Thomas Lucchese.

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On this date, March 15... • in 1914, future mafioso Aniello Dellacroce is born in New York City. • in 1921, future Boston Mafia boss Filippo Buccola moves from New York to Massachusetts. • in 1929, Frank DeMayo of Kansas City begins a prison sentence at Leavenworth for illegal transport of liquor. • in 1934, New Jersey detectives, investigating an illegal lottery, raid the Hasbrouck Heights home of Guarino 'Willie Moore' Moretti. • in 1951, Virginia Hill Hauser, former mistress of Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel, testifies before the Senate's Kefauver Committee. • in 1956, Sebastian John LaRocca of Pittsburgh is indicted for giving false statements at a deportation hearing. • in 1960, Youngstown OH racketeer Vince DeNiro is questioned about the recent murder of 'Sandy' Naples. • in 1963, eavesdropping on a telephone call by Raymond Patriarca of Providence RI, the FBI hears that Carlos Marcello is boss of the Mafia in New Orleans. • in 1970, New York Times reports that Carlo Gambino is considered 'Boss of Bosses.' • in 1981, Philadelphia boss Philip Testa is killed when a bomb explodes at his home. Image of Philip Testa.

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On this date, March 14... • in 1891, vigilantes murder eleven suspected mafiosi held in a New Orleans prison. • in 1918, Brooklyn Camorra leader Alessandro Vollero is convicted of murder. • in 1928, Giuseppe Piraino of Brooklyn is arrested for hit-and-run automobile homicide. • in 1930, Al Capone, finishing his prison term in Philadelphia, says he intends to return to Chicago when released. • in 1931, a pistol permit is issued to Salvatore Maranzano in Poughkeepsie NY. • in 1934, Manhattan racketeer Max Kasoff's body is found in the snow in Oceanside, Long Island. • in 1952, 'Tony Bender' Strollo meets with Jersey City NJ Mayor John V. Kenny to discuss remedy for corruption at New Jersey piers. • in 1956, Pittsburgh Mafia leader Sebastian John LaRocca attends a California meeting with Los Angeles Mafia leader Frank DeSimone and Indiana racketeer Anthony Pinelli. • in 1957, Cleveland resident Dominic Mafrici, leader of a regional burglary ring, is found murdered in a Buffalo driveway. • in 1960, a large crowd turns out for the funeral of murdered Youngstown OH racketeer 'Sandy' Naples. • in 1966, without Justice Department approval, writer Peter Maas begins marketing a Joseph Valachi memoir to publishers. • in 1972, the movie The Godfather premieres in New York City. • in 1975, in a New York Times article, journalist Nicholas Gage challenges the authenticity of the recently released book, The Last Testament of Lucky Luciano. Image of Sebastian John LaRocca.

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On this date, March 13... • in 1891, a jury finds none guilty of the assassination of New Orleans Police Chief David Hennessy. • in 1903, Isidoro Crocevera, Giuseppe DePrima & Giuseppe Giallombardo are convicted in of passing counterfeit currency. • in 1909, an anonymous letter sent from New York City blames NYC mafiosi Giuseppe Morello, Giuseppe Fontana, Ignazio Milone, Pietro Inzerillo & the Terranova brothers for arranging the Palermo slaying of NYPD Lt. Joseph Petrosino. • in 1912, Dallas racketeer Warren Diamond pleads guilty to running a gambling establishment. • in 1946, FBI reports that former Naval Intelligence Lt. Cmdr. Haffenden is friendly with mob boss Frank Costello. • in 1957, FBI agents witness Jimmy Hoffa's illegal acquisition of confidential McClellan Committee files. • in 1964, a grand jury at Cleveland indicts Youngstown OH racketeer Jasper 'Fats' Aiello and others for running an illegal abortion ring. • in 1974, a federal court finds New York mobster Carmine Tramunti guilty of financing a drug ring. • in 1987, New York Mafia boss John J. Gotti and codefendants are acquitted in a federal racketeering trial. • in 2009, Bonanno family associate Joseph Young is sentenced to life for the 2005 murder of Robert McKelvey. • in 2012, two admitted New England mobsters confess to extorting strip clubs in the area of Providence RI. • in 2019, Gambino crime family boss Francesco Cali is shot to death at his Staten Island home. Image of Carmine Tramunti.

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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 8... • in 1855, Manhattan gang leader Bill 'the Butcher' Poole dies of gunshot wounds suffered 12 days earlier. • in 1893, the Terranova family of Corleone - later leaders of the East Harlem NY underworld - arrive in New York City aboard the S.S. Alsatia. • in 1894, Dante Regali and Augusto Ferrari stand trial in Providence, RI, for robbing and beating banker John Caproni. • in 1906, New York police arrest Ignazio Lupo in conection with the kidnapping of Antonio Bozzuffi. • in 1913, 'Mock Duck,' leader of New York Chinatown's Hip Sing Tong, begins a prison sentence for policy gambling. • in 1927, Abner Zwillman is arrested in Newark NJ for assault and battery. • in 1932, a Pennsylvania grand jury indicts Youngstown OH gangsters Roy Marino, Michael Joyce and Leo Lee for the Feb. 14, robbery of Pittsburgh's Metro Club. • in 1937, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reverses 'Lepke' Buchalter anti-trust conviction but upholds conviction of 'Gurrah' Shapiro. • in 1949, the deadlocked jury in San Francisco's Nick DeJohn murder trial is discharged by the judge. • in 1952, Arnold Schuster, who directed New York police to fugitive bank robber Willie Sutton, is fatally shot on orders from Albert Anastasia. • in 1960, a Youngstown OH criminal society passes a death sentence against Sandy Naples because he would not contribute to the group. Image of Anber Zwillman.

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On this date, March 3... • in 1914, Manhattan gangster James 'Jimmy Curley' Carioggi, 23, is fatally shot on East 13th Street. • in 1915, accused anarchist bombers Frank Abarno and Carmine Carbone claim in court that undercover NYPD Detective Amedeo Polignani was responsible for their involvement in a plot to blow up St. Patrick's Cathedral. • in 1923, Silvestro Carollo of New Orleans is released early from a narcotics prison sentence. • in 1931, Colorado mafioso Pete Carlino begins a trip to the East to build support for his claim to crime family leadership. • in 1935, Dutch Schultz murder victim Jules Martin is found outside of Troy NY. • in 1965, John Barbieri, regarded as a minor criminal, is found shot to death in Rehoboth MA inside a car recently stolen at Cranston RI. • in 1967, Colombo Crime Family leader John Franzese and four codefendants are convicted of organizing bank robberies. • in 1993, Longtime New Orleans boss Carlos Marcello dies at the age of 83. • in 1999, Youngstown rackets figure Lenny Strollo testifies against his own underlings in Cleveland federal court, admits his role in regional gangland violence. Image of Carlos Marcello.

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On this date, February 28... • in 1906, Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel is born in New York. • in 1909, New York Police Lt. Joe Petrosino arrives in Sicily and conducts interviews relating to the Mafia. • in 1919, Peter Heslin of Manhattan is sentenced to more than 5 years for robbery. • in 1921, Joseph Longo Granatelli is killed in front of 189 Chrystie Street in Manhattan. • in 1922, police at Astoria, Queens, arrest Paul Siciliano and members of his gang. • in 1930, Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania is arrested by a Miami area sheriff for operating a gambling game. NY crime boss Joe Masseria and 17 others are also arrested. • in 1931, U.S. officials order the deportation of Chicago mobster Tony 'Mops' Volpe. • in 1934, John Lazia is sentenced to a year in prison for misdemeanor failure to file tax returns. • in 1940, a federal agent takes a small addressbook from prisoner Nicola Gentile. • in 1967, a source tells the FBI that established rackets bosses at Youngstown OH are angered by Cleveland Mafia attempts to control gambling in the area. • in 1985, alleged Mafia Commission leaders are arraigned in New York federal court on RICO charges. Image of Benjamin Siegel.

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On this date, February 16... • in 1895, seven people, including members of the Clemente and Frauto families, are arrested in a Secret Service raid at a coin-counterfeiting operation in Manhattan. • in 1910, defendant Ignazio Lupo takes the witness stand in his counterfeiting trial, testifies about fleeing Sicily after killing a Palermo merchant. • in 1917, Irving 'Waxy Gordon' Wechsler, is acquitted of murder after an 11-week trial. • in 1933, Samuel Wichner's body is found in the trunk of a car parked on Meridian Avenue in Scranton. • in 1950, newspapers report that wounded Dallas gambling czar Herbert Noble has left Methodist Hospital. • in 1951, New York Mafia boss Thomas Gagliano dies of natural causes, is succeeded by Thomas Lucchese. • in 1967, an FBI informant tells of confusion at the top of the New York crime family formerly led by Joseph Bonanno. The current leadership is said to consist of boss Joseph Zicarelli, underboss Angelo Caruso and consigliere Salvatore 'Bill' Bonanno. • in 1969, imprisoned Mafia informant Joseph Valachi writes to author Peter Maas, thanking him for a copy of the recently published book, The Valachi Papers. • in 1999, Youngstown OH crime boss Lenny Strollo admits Pittsburgh Mafia membership, pleads guilty to racketeering and tax charges, and agrees to aid federal prosecutors. Image of Ignazio Lupo.

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On this date, February 15... • in 1869, New Orleans mafioso Joseph Agnello and others attack Messinian gang leaders at a Chartres Street home. • in 1907, mafiosi Santo Volpe, Stefano LaTorre, Charles Bufalino and others are arrested by the Pennsylvania State Police for conspiracy, extortion, attempted murder and dynamiting. • in 1915, Antonio Cincotta, earlier convicted of attempting to extort money from singer Enrico Caruso, is shot to death in Brooklyn. • in 1918, turncoat camorrist Ralph Daniello testifies for prosecution in the Brooklyn murder trial of Navy Street boss Allessandro Vollero. • in 1926, Orazio Tropea, member of Chicago's Genna gang, is killed by a shotgun blast. • in 1933, Samuel Wichner meets at the Old Forge PA home of Joseph Barbara with mafiosi Santo Volpe and Angelo Polizzi. At Miami, Giuseppe Zangara fails in an attempt to assassinate President-elect Franklin Roosevelt but fatally wounds visiting Chicago mayor Anton Cermak. • in 1936, Jack McGurn is shot to death at a Chicago bowling alley. • in 1947, Frank Costello testifies before the New York State Liquor Authority. • in 1950, Joseph Profaci appears before the Kefauver Committee. • in 1963, Youngstown OH gangster Lenny Strollo and five others are indicted for counterfeiting. Image of Santo Volpe.

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On this date, February 11... • in 1906, an East Youngstown OH fire is blamed on a Black Hand organization. • in 1907, Filippo Randazzo, suspected Black Hand gang member, is fatally shot on Manhattan's Chrystie Street. • in 1911, police arrest brothers Angelo and Ferdinando Marino in connection with the recent shooting of Sam Lucchino in Pittston PA. • in 1914, 'Johnny Dee' DeBellis of East Harlem NY is convicted of criminally carrying a pistol. • in 1921, Alberto Alterio dies of gunshot wounds suffered at Manhattan's whiskey 'curb market' the previous day. • in 1927, Brooklyn Camorra leader Leopoldo Lauritano pleads guilty to perjury. • in 1931, after questioning related to the recent Detroit murder of Chester LaMare, both Joseph Zerilli and William Tocco are released. • in 1932, under the assumed name of Morris Lieberman, Meyer Lansky is charged with Prohibition violations. • in 1947, entertainer Frank Sinatra travels to Havana, Cuba, in the company of underworld figures Charles, Rocco and Joseph Fischetti. • in 1959, New England underworld boss Raymond L.S. Patriarca testifies before the Senate's McClellan Committee and suggests the death of his father led him to early criminal activity. • in 1960, Vito Genovese begins a 15-year sentence for narcotics conspiracy at Atlanta Federal Prison. • in 1963, gangster Lenine 'Lenny' Strollo of Campbell OH and others are arrested for counterfeiting. Image of Vito Genovese.

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On this date, February 10... • in 1910, U.S. officials consider deporting Ignazio Lupo, who is on trial for counterfeiting. • in 1917, Joseph Talarico is fatally shot at a Pittsburgh saloon. In New York, police break up a policy gambling ring arresting 21 men, including leader Anthony Celantano. • in 1921, bootlegger Alberto Alterio is shot and mortally wounded at Manhattan's 'whiskey curb,' a block from police headquarters. • in 1927, Brooklyn Camorra leader Leopoldo Lauritano goes on trial for perjury. • in 1930, a New York judge directs the acquittal of Charles 'Green' Entratta, accused of a murder at the Hotsy Totsy Club. • in 1946, the S.S. Laura Keene, with deported Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania aboard, departs New York for Italy. • in 1947, Cuban secret police question visiting mafioso Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania. • in 1960, inmate Louis Ferrini tells FBI he witnessed some of a Mafia induction ceremony within New Jersey State Prison. • in 1966, speaking at a hearing of the House Appropriations Committee, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover minimizes the contributions of Mafia turncoat Joseph Valachi. • in 1977, San Diego crime lord and FBI informant Frank 'Bomp' Bompensiero is shot to death near his apartment. • in 1999, Dante 'Danny' Strollo of Campbell OH pleads guilty to racketeering and agrees to testify against his brother, Youngstown-area crime boss Lenine 'Lenny' Strollo. Image of Frank Bompensiero.

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On this date, January 31... • in 1909, two sticks of dynamite are found on the window ledge of Detroit underworld leader Joseph Vitale's home. • in 1910, during the counterfeiting trial of New York's Morello mob, key prosecution witness Antonio Comito is cross-examined. • in 1918, future Mafia boss Philip Rastelli is born in Brooklyn NY. • in 1927, Youngstown OH crime figure Nicholas Mallamo dies of earlier gunshot wounds. • in 1933, notorious Rhode Island rum-runner Daniel Walsh disappears after a dinner with associates. • in 1936, police arrest 55 men at a dice game at 110 West 116th Street in Harlem. The game is believed run by 'Trigger Mike' Coppola. • in 1962, Gallo gangsters rescue six children from a burning third-floor apartment in Brooklyn and extinguish the blaze before firefighters arrive. • in 1978, Donald Renno and Vincent Moretti are killed in a restaurant in Cicero IL. • in 1982, federal agents raid a Campbell OH casino run by Ernest Biondillo and seize a semiautomatic pistol and $21,160 believed to be the house cut of the previous night's 'barbut' games. • in 1989, Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirms the 100-year prison sentences of mafiosi convicted in the 1986 Commission case. Image of Philip Rastelli

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On this date, January 30... • in 1913, during the human trafficking trial of Frank Filasto and Joseph Ribuffo, prosecution witness Annie Greco collapses in fear in the witness stand after observing people in the gallery making death gestures toward her. • in 1915, after weeks of legal battles, Jim Colosimo's restaurant at 2128 Wabash Avenue in Chicago is allowed to reopen. • in 1918, the clemency application of convicted Mafia counterfeiter Ignazio Lupo is supported by a letter from Judge George W. Ray, who sentenced him to 30 years. • in 1926, Joseph Florino is arrested in Brooklyn in connection with a homicide. • in 1927, Youngstown OH underworld figures Nick Mallamo and Sam Tripelo are shot and mortally wounded on Division Street. • in 1930, Frank Plaia and Michael Sclafoni, convicted of two Hempstead, Long Island, killings, are electrocuted at Sing Sing Prison. • in 1935, former Cleveland Mafia boss Frank Milano enters Mexico. • in 1951, the sheriff of Jefferson Parish LA orders the closure of the mob-run Beverly Club and other casinos. • in 1957, the U.S. Senate creates a Select Committee on Improper Activities in the Labor or Management Field (McClellan Committee). • in 1967, Tampa FL boss Santo Trafficante visits a New Orleans doctor accompanied by local Mafia boss Carlos Marcello. • in 1968, a mob car-bomb murder attempt at Everett MA costs attorney John Fitzgerald Jr. the lower part of his right leg. Image of Jim Colosimo

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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 19... • in 1874, a New Orleans jury finds Joseph Florda not guilty of the murder of Joseph Sansoni. • in 1921, Tommy Lucchese and pal John Spina are convicted of stealing an automobile. • in 1925, John 'Bum' Rodgers and two other career criminals escape from New York's Welfare Island Penitentiary. • in 1931, Joe Parrino, assigned by Joe Masseria to take over the Brooklyn-based mob family of Nicola Schiro, is murdered at the Del Pezzo Restaurant on West 40th Street in Manhattan. • in 1951, Joseph DiCarlo, who oversees Mafia gambling rackets in Youngstown, Ohio, is interviewed by the Kefauver Committee in Cleveland. • in 1953, corruption in the International Longshoremen's Association is revealed in hearings before the New York State Crime Commission. • in 1964, Detroit mobster Santo Perrone is seriously injured when a bomb explodes in his car. • in 1983, a federal judge sentences Campbell OH racketeer Ernest A. Biondillo to three years in prison and a fine after he pleads guilty to six counts of firearms violations. • in 2011, federal agents arrest New England Mafia big shot Louis Manocchio for extortion. Image of Louis Manocchio.

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On this date, December 25... ...in 1884, Emanuele Polizzi, later charged as an assassin of Police Chief David Hennessy, arrives in New Orleans. -.. in 1904, twins Mike and John Farah, later Youngstown OH gambling racketeers, are born in the Beirut area. ... in 1938, the Boston Globe interviews Providence RI gangster Raymond Patriarca about his recent pardon by the governor of Massachusetts. ... in 1986, mob hit men, after obtaining incorrect address information for a targeted underworld figure, murder innocent Brooklyn resident Nicholas Guido. ...in 1989, Lester Benny’ Binion, former Texas bootlegger and pioneer of Las Vegas casino gambling, dies at age 85. .. in 2012, imprisoned Chicago Outfit leader Frank "Frankie Breeze’ Calabrese, Sr., dies at the Federal Medical Center in Butner NC.

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Ronald Carabbia

#OTD (Dec 22) in 2021, #YoungstownOH crime figure Ronald #Carabbia dies at the age of 92.

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