On this date, March 24... • in 1910, Pueblo CO Black Hand extortionist Sam Falcone is killed in a shootout with a sheriff's posse. • in 1919, police arrest 18 Italian Americans in Kansas City, charging them with Black Hand activities. • in 1925, Denver racketeer Joseph Roma and his wife are arrested on narcotics charges. • in 1931, murdered Los Angeles rackets boss Dominic DiCiolla receives an elaborate funeral. • in 1936, Joseph Castaldo of New York pleads guilty to anti-trust charges in the artichoke market. • in 1941, gambling racketeer James Munsene and his nephew are shot to death at the opening of a Musene night club in Warren OH. • in 1944, convicted narcotics racketeer Alphonso Attardi is paroled from federal prison. • in 1961, Chicago police charge Victor Passantino with operating a gambling establishment. • in 1969, the work of an undercover agent results in the breakup of an 11-man underworld organization in White Plains NY. • in 2010, Daniel Leo, reputed boss of the Genovese crime family, has 18 months added to his existing sentence after a conviction for loansharking and gambling. Image of Daniel Leo.
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