On this date, April 12... • in 1904, Manhattan gangster Monk Eastman goes on trial for attempted murder. • in 1913, many arrests follow the Milwaukee shooting of Felice Lazzaro. • in 1914, Detroit police arrest 28 people for conspiring against the Giannola brothers. • in 1934, New York gangster Eddie Capobianco is held briefly for assault and robbery. • in 1938, New York Court of Appeals affirms Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania's 30-plus-year sentence for compulsory prostitution. • in 1939, Johnny Torrio gets two and a half years in prison for tax evasion. • in 1947, Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania is jailed as he arrives in Genoa, Italy. • in 1949, Los Angeles gangster Mickey Cohen and a dozen codefendants are indicted for conspiracy. In San Francisco, a judge dismisses murder indictments against Sebastiano Nani, Mike Abati and Leonard Calamia. • in 1962, Edna Strollo of Fort Lee, NJ, files a missing person report for her husband 'Tony Bender.' • in 1967, La Stella meeting attendees are brought before the Queens County NY grand jury. • in 1971, an article by Nicholas Gage suggests Nick Gentile may still be alive in Sicily. Image of Mickey Cohen.
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Events in U.S. organized crime #history.
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