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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On this date, April 11... • in 1912, a Manhattan tong leader known as Mock Duck is charged with the recent murder of Ching Hung Jun. • in 1920, convicted Mafia counterfeiter Giuseppe Calicchio is paroled from Atlanta Federal Prison. • in 1931, an attempt is made to murder an undercover federal agent who infiltrated the Carlino Mafia in Colorado. • in 1932, Louis Reggione of New York is convicted of counterfeiting several days after he disappeared. • in 1961, the IRS files tax liens totalling more than $800,000 against New Orleans crime boss Carlos Marcello. • in 1967, boss Thomas Lucchese is discharged from Columbia Presbyterial Hospital after surgery for a brain tumor. • in 1973, three witnesses are jailed for contempt after refusing to answer grand jury questions about Dominick DiQuarto. • in 1974, mobster Anthony Russo wins release from prison after agreeing to testify before a New Jersey commission on organized crime. • in 2006, Sicilian Mafia boss of bosses Bernardo Provenzano is apprehended after more than four decades in hiding. Image of Thomas Lucchese.

#OTD (Apr 11)
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On this date, April 10... • in 1895, Theresa DeLuca is convicted of counterfeiting. • in 1897, Pietro Viaforo is convicted in New York of the second-degree murder of Rocco Di Sio. • in 1910, future Chicago and New York gunman Sebastiano 'Buster' Domingo is born in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily. • in 1921, concerned for his safety, Nicola Gentile avoids a Boston party thrown for him by local boss Gaspare Messina. • in 1922, Albert Anastasia and Giuseppe Florina are released after spending seven months on Sing Sing's death row. • in 1924, Frank Callace and William Lamoglici of East Harlem are charged with burglary in Brooklyn. • in 1939, Johnny Torrio and two codefendants plead guilty to income tax evasion. • in 1958, former Brooklyn Camorra leader Leopoldo Lauritano passes away. • in 1964, Dominick Mallamo warns his Calabrian gang in Youngstown OH that FBI has phones tapped. • in 1977, sixty-eight-year-old John Lardiere, a lieutenant in Gerardo Catena's New York organization, is found shot to death at a New Jersey motel. • in 2017, Ralph 'Chong' Lamattina, age 94, dies at his North End Boston home. Image of Gaspare Messina.

#OTD (Apr 10)
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Secret Service operatives followed Morello in New Orleans Did Giuseppe Morello play any part in the New Orleans 'macaroni war'? (Part 6)

Sixth (and final) part of this series on the #NewOrleans connections of #NYC #Mafia boss Giuseppe #Morello.

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Michigan move led Valachi to suicide try 1966 transfer was viewed as another DOJ betrayal

#OTD (April 9) in 1966, Joseph #Valachi attempts to take his own life while held in federal prison at #MilanMI.

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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 8... • in 1869, Salvatore Rosa of New Orleans is charged with attempting to shoot and murder Michael McGill. • in 1895, Salvatore Clemente, Salvatore Frauto, Raffaele Frederico and James Merendino are convicted of counterfeiting U.S. coins. • in 1924, Daniel Iamascia is arrested in the Bronx for burglary. • in 1926, an arrest warrant is issued for Pittsburgh bootlegger Luigi Lamendola. • in 1932, Joseph Cohen of Brooklyn, convicted killer who spent years in Sing Sing Prison, is shot to death in the doorway of his home. • in 1937, Luigi Marciante dies in Staten Island NY of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. • in 1942, Frank Livorsi, Charles Albero and fifteen others are indicted for conducting an opium trafficking raing. • in 1956, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bonanno of Tucson AZ host a party to announce the engagement of son Salvatore 'Bill' to Rosalie Profaci. • in 1962, New York mobster Anthony 'Tony Bender' Strollo disappears after leaving his Fort Lee NJ home. • in 1986, government racketeering case against Anthony Spilotro and his Hole in the Wall Gang of burglars ends in a mistrial and an investigation of juror misconduct. • in 1991, jury selection begins for the New York City 'window case' involving members of the Gambino, Genovese, Colombo and Lucchese crime families. • in 2009, a federal grand jury indicts Rhode Island racketeer Anthony St. Laurent Sr. for plotting to murder an underworld colleague. Image of Anthony Strollo.

#OTD (Apr 08)
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#NewOrleans #Brooklyn #Bronx #StatenIsland #TucsonAZ #LasVegas #RhodeIsland #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

Going out for 'a few minutes' News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.

#OTD (April 8) in 1962, #Genovese Crime Family leader Anthony “Tony #Bender” #Strollo stepped out of his #FortLeeNJ home, telling his wife Edna he'd be back in a few minutes.

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On this date, April 7... • in 1916, Giuseppe Archiello is convicted of the first degree murder of Manhattan poultry merchant Barnet Baff. Near Asbury Park NJ, Paul Siciliano is arrested in connection with a Long Island City NY murder. • in 1923, Albert Anastasia and Giuseppe Florina are believed responsible for the fatal shooting of Vincent Busardo in Brooklyn. • in 1925, Joseph Valachi is sentenced in Bronx NY court to three years in prison for burglary. • in 1933, Joseph Castaldo and five others are indicted for anti-trust violations related to artichoke sales. • in 1936, Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania is given a ten-day period in which to appeal his extradition from Arkansas to New York. • in 1945, a dead body found in a Chicago catch basin days earlier is identified as Onofrio Vitale. • in 1951, police in Italy detain New Yorker Frank Callace as he arrives at Rome airport with $100,000 worth of heroin in his luggage. • in 1961, deported New Orleans crime boss Carlos Marcello tells a newspaper report that the U.S. government kidnapped him. • in 1971, the remains of Joseph Valachi are buried at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Lewiston NY. • in 1972, renegade mafioso Joey Gallo is fatally shot and his bodyguard Peter Diapoulas is wounded at Manhattan's Umberto's Clamhouse. • in 1992, Chicago mobster Dominic Cortina pleads guilty to a money laundering scheme channeling racket income from Florida through a Baltimore bingo hall. Image of Joey Gallo.

#OTD (Apr 07)
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#AsburyParkNJ #LongIslandCityNY #Brooklyn #Bronx #Arkansas #Chicago #Rome #NewOrleans #LewistonNY #Baltimore #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

April 6, 1950: Bullets take KC political leader, aide News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.

#OTD (April 6) in 1950, Charles #Binaggio and Charles #Gargotta are found murdered inside a #KansasCity political headquarters.

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Caught without his chain mail shirt News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.

#OTD (April 6) in 1913, #EastHarlem gangster Amadeo Buonomo dies of an earlier gunshot wound.

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On this date, April 6... • in 1903, former priest Anthony D'Andrea, 31, pleads guilty in Chicago to possession of counterfeit coins. • in 1913, East Harlem gangster Amadeo Buonomo dies of a gunshot wound to his neck. • in 1923, Albert Anastasia is charged in Brooklyn with felonious assault. • in 1925, Chicago police arrest Frank Nitti and several others in a raid of Torrio gang headquarters. • in 1931, Los Angeles authorities arrest Salvadore Verna and Onofrio Balice as racket-murder suspects. • in 1936, rumors say a bribe of $50,000 is offered to secure the release of Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania by Arkansas authorities. • in 1950, Kansas City boss Charles Binaggio and his aide Charles Gargotta are found murdered within a political headquarters. • in 1959, a Bronx grand jury begins investigating the murder of Frank Scalise. Pittsburgh FBI agents interview Santo Bazzano, who claims to know nothing of the Mafia. • in 1966, Joseph Valachi learns that the government has called off plans to publish his memoirs. • in 1967, an informant tells the FBI that Joseph Bonanno wants his son Salvatore to succeed him as crime family boss. • in 1971, authorities at La Tuna Federal Prison indicate that the remains of Joseph Valachi have been claimed by an unnamed person. • in 1987, the Rhode Island Supreme Court throws out convictions against Luigi Manocchio. Image of Anthony D'Andrea.

#OTD (Apr 06)
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#Chicago #Brooklyn #LosAngeles #Arkansas #KansasCity #Bronx #LaTunaTX #RhodeIsland #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

Image resembles the famous "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Nevada" sign but text reads: Organized Crime in Las Vegas Nevada."

I'm looking for well-researched, well-written articles on the history of #OrganizedCrime in #LasVegas for an issue of #Informer to be published in November. Please get in touch if you're interested in contributing.

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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.

#OTD (Apr 05)
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#NewOrleans #StatenIsland #EastHarlem #BuffaloNY #YoungstownOH #Pennsylvania #Chicago #Guatemala #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, April 4... • in 1911, unaware that his derivative citizenship has been lost, Johnny Torrio illegally registers to vote in Chicago. • in 1923, Giuseppe Piraino is arrested in Brooklyn for felonious assault. In Athens GA, Gerald Chapman escapes from federal custody allegedly with help from Dominick DiDato and Abe Silverstein. • in 1927, Vincent 'the Schemer' Drucci, member of Chicago's North Side Gang, is shot and killed by a city detective. • in 1931, after hiding out for nearly 10 weeks, Dutch Schultz turns himself in to police for questioning. California mobster Frank Bompensiero enters McNeil Island Federal Penitentiary in Washington to begin an 18-month sentence for bootlegging. • in 1959, crime figures including Anthony Accardo attend the Chicago wedding of Sam Giancana's daughter. • in 1961, immigration agents grab New Orleans crime boss Carlos Marcello and put him on a plane for Guatemala. • in 1988, New York racketeer Armand Dellacroce, son of Gambino big shot Aniello Dellacroce, dies while living as a fugitive in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains. • in 1971, La Tuna TX federal prison Warden Bill Zecham says Joseph Valachi's cause of death was heart failure. • in 1991, New England racketeer Francis P. Salemme and his son are served with warrants ordering them to face grand theft charges in California. Image of Dutch Schultz.

#OTD (Apr 04)
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#Chicago #LaTunaTX #California #McNeilIsland #NewOrleans #Guatemala #Pennsylvania #Poconos #NewEngland #Brooklyn #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

Deported to Guatemala due to fake birth record News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.

#OTD (April 4) in 1961, U.S. immigration agents arrest #NewOrleans #Mafia boss Carlos #Marcello and deport him to #Guatemala.

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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.

#OTD (Apr 03)
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#Chicago #LaTunaTX #Texas #CampbellOH #YoungstownOH #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

Considering Vegas issue in 2026 Specializing in Mafia/cosa nostra history and featuring articles by the finest crime historians, the Informer journal has been published since 2008.

I'm penciling in a new #Informer issue for November of 2026. The focus will be the #OrganizedCrime #history of #LasVegas, Nevada. If you're interested in contributing an article to the issue - and can have it done by late summer - please let me know.

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On this date, April 2... • in 1903, Martin Madden is branded 'incorrigible' and sentenced to 20 months in a Catholic protectory. • in 1909, a final Palermo report on the assassination of NYPD Lt. Petrosino names Vito Cascioferro, Carlo Costantino, Antonio Passanante and others as suspects. • in 1910, the Secret Service learns of an underworld effort to locate witness Antonio Comito by redirecting all mail sent to his contact Agent Rubano. • in 1914, wealthy merchant Joseph Ingo is shot to death at Chicago's 'Death Corner.' • in 1930, Meyer Lansky and 'Trigger Mike' Coppola return to the U.S. together after a trip to Cuba. • in 1932, Joseph Burke is murdered in a Brooklyn speakeasy. • in 1936, Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania and eleven alleged accomplices are indicted by an extraordinary grand jury investigating racketeering. • in 1940, Sebastian John LaRocca pleads guilty to larceny and receiving stolen goods charges and receives a fine and probation. • in 1958, the Immigration and Naturalization Service orders Russell Bufalino of Kingston PA deported as an undesirable alien. • in 1973, New York bigshot Frank 'Funzi' Tieri is arrested for loansharking. • in 1980, Ralph 'Whitey' Tropiano, overseer of Colombo Crime Family operations in Connecticut, is shot to death during a visit to Brooklyn. • in 1992, Gambino Crime Family boss John J. Gotti and his underboss Frank Locascio are convicted of multiple racketeering offenses. Image of John J. Gotti.

#OTD (Apr 02)
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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.

#OTD (Apr 01)
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#PittstonPA #NewOrleans #EastHarlem #Brooklyn #CiceroIL #Pittsburgh #HotSpringsAR #KansasCity #YoungstownOH #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

Bloody ends of early NOLA bosses - Part 2 Crescent City underworld leaders lost their lives in long Mafia feud

#OTD (April 1) in 1869, a #NewOrleans #Mafia feud claims the life of boss Raffaele #Agnello.

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New Orleans underworld boss murdered News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.

#OTD (April 1) in 1869, #NewOrleans #Mafia boss Raffaele #Agnello is fatally shot during an underworld feud.

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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.

#OTD (Mar 31)
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#PittstonPA #LosAngeles #YoungstownOH #NewarkNJ #ProvidenceRI #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

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.

#OTD (Mar 30)
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'Black Book' is born Nevada excluded eleven from casinos in 1960

#OTD (March 29) in 1960, the first edition of the #Nevada List of Excluded Persons (later known as the #BlackBook ) was distributed to #casino operators.

Read about it.

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On this date, March 29... • in 1887, Manhattan gangster Thomas 'Kid' Hunt pleads guilty to manslaughter in the killing of 'Pol' Sullivan. He is later sentenced to five years. • in 1907, the Ignatz Florio Cooperative Association Among Corleonesi, run by NY Mafia boss Giuseppe Morello, borrows $15,000 using a piece of property as security. In New Castle PA, two strangers attempt to bribe the sheriff to release Black Hand prisoners. • in 1908, Paul DiCristina of New Orleans is charged with possession of stolen property. • in 1911, several Sicilian immigrants are arrested in Kansas City in connection with the shooting death of Police Officer Joseph Raimo. • in 1920, Chicago's 'Big Jim' Colosimo is granted a divorce from wife Victoria Moresco and soon remarries. • in 1925, John Stoppelli enters Atlanta Federal Prison to serve a year and a day for drug violations. • in 1928, underworld-linked Pittsburgh produce merchant J.C. Catalano reportedly attempts suicide by shooting himself in the chest. In New York City, future Genovese boss Vincent Gigante is born. • in 1943, wartime cheese rationing in the U.S. provides mafiosi with a new racket opportunity. • in 1960, the Nevada Gaming Control Board releases its first 'Black Book' list of 11 persons excluded from state casinos. • in 1967, Salvatore 'Bill' Bonanno, John and Rosario Morale, Michael Consolo and three others are indicted for criminal contempt in Brooklyn. Image of Jim Colosimo.

#OTD (Mar 29)
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#KansasCity #Chicago #NewCastlePA #NewOrleans #Pittsburgh #LasVegas #Brooklyn #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

More on Owney's pal Jeandemange 'Big Frenchy' was a memorable New York gangland figure

#OTD (March 28) in 1892, George Emile Jeandemange, later known as gangster 'Big Frenchie' #DeMange, is born in #Manhattan. Read more about Owney Madden's pal #BigFrenchie.

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On this date, March 28... • in 1903, future racketeer and gunman Samuel 'Red' Levine is born in Manhattan. • in 1911, Kansas City Police Officer Joseph Raimo is shot to death after receiving underworld threats. • in 1922, Tommy Lucchese and Jack Spina arrive at Sing Sing Prison to begin sentences for grand larceny. • in 1923, after Boston arraignment for the murder of Annibale Stilo, Albert Bruno is released in bail to answer a warrant in Chicago, and he immediately disappears. • in 1927, Milwaukee Mafia leader Joseph Amato dies of natural causes; Joseph Vallone becomes local boss. • in 1956, Albert Anastasia is released from federal prison at Milan, Michigan, after serving almost 10 months of a one year sentence for income tax evasion. • in 1960, Joseph Valachi surrenders to authorities in New York City, ending 27 days as a fugitive. • in 1964, fearing that Ralph Tropiano will be imprisoned for attempted bribery, New Haven CT mafiosi consider a possible successor. • in 1985, ten members of the Gambino Crime Family, including Aniello Dellacroce and John J. Gotti, are indicted. Image of Albert Anastasia.

#OTD (Mar 28)
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#KansasCity #Boston #Chicago #Milwaukee #MilanMI #NewHavenCT #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

Buffalo mobster Sam DiCarlo dies in Florida News, notes, articles and book excerpts from authors of crime history.

#OTD (March 27) in 1987, retired #Buffalo #Mafia member Sam #DiCarlo dies of natural causes in #Miami.

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On this date, March 27... • in 1914, John Russomano of East Harlem is sentenced to at least three years and three months in prison for criminally carrying a firearm. • in 1916, Ambrogio Passaro is found shot to death in the street at Ravenswood, Long Island City NY. • in 1917, a Black Hand feud is blamed for the shooting murder of retired Pittsburgh merhant Valentine Piazza. • in 1922, Thomas Lucchese is sentenced to between three years eight months and ten years in prison for grand larceny. • in 1929, following his delayed appearance before a grand jury, Al Capone is arrested on a warrant for contempt of court. • in 1930, Giuseppe Piraino is shot to death in Brooklyn after meeting with rivals about bootlegging territories. • in 1931, Los Angeles-area authorities arrest 21 Italian immigrants in a crackdown following two recent murders. • in 1940, Brooklyn racketeer Charles LaGaipa is acquitted of a fatal stabbing. • in 1970, New England Mafia leader Raymond Patriarca and four codefendants are convicted of conspiring to kill Rudolph Marfeo and Anthony Melei in 1968. • in 1987, retired Buffalo mafioso Sam DiCarlo dies in Miami Beach FL. • in 2012, Dino Calabro testifies in Brooklyn federal court that Thomas Gioeli of the Colombo organization ordered him to murder family underboss William Cutolo in 1999. Image of Thomas Lucchese.

#OTD (Mar 27)
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#EastHarlem #LongIslandCity #Pittsburgh #Chicago #Brooklyn #LosAngeles #NewEngland #Buffalo #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians