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On this date, August 8... • in 1913, Detroit gang leader Carlo Caleca dies of gunshot wounds inflicted three days earlier. • in 1920, New York City mafioso Isidore Crocevera is shot to death in Buffalo. • in 1921, Camillo Caiozzo's remains are discovered in Tucker's Cove, Neptune City, NJ. • in 1922, New York's 'Joe the Boss' Masseria is ambushed outside of his home but dodges the bullets and escapes. • in 1929, inmate Al Capone is moved from the Holmesburg County Prison to the Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia. In Pittsburgh, Joe Pangallo is charged with the murder of Stefano Monastero. • in 1932, the body of Pittsburgh crime boss John Bazzano is found in a sack in Brooklyn, NY. • in 1949, John Stoppelli of New York is sentenced to 6 years and a fine for narcotics violations. • in 1950, Giacomo Reina of the Bronx is arrested in connection with a July holdup that led to the shooting death of Patrolman Alfred Loreto. • in 1956, IRS agents confiscate dozens of pinball machines owned by Mike Farah in an effort to recover more than $70,000 in unpaid taxes. • in 1961, the body of murdered narcotics defendant William 'Shorty' Holmes is found on a Bronx highway. • in 1966, West Virginia State Police raid a casino in the City of Chester and seize gambling equipment and liquor. • in 1975, John J. Gotti reaches a plea deal over the 1973 killing of James McBratney and gets 4 years in prison. Image of Joe Masseria.
On this date, August 7... • in 1879, future New England crime boss Gaspare Messina is born in Salemi, Sicily. • in 1909, suspected New York City Black Hand racketeers Vincenzo Battaglia and Fortunato Rossi are sentenced to prison terms for counterfeiting. • in 1920, President Wilson commutes remainder of Giuseppe Palermo counterfeiting sentence and orders him released. • in 1929, Dutch Schultz is arrested for assault and robbery. • in 1934, former Philadelphia mobster Anthony 'Musky' Zanghi is murdered in New York City. • in 1951, Dallas gambling racketeer Herbert Noble is killed by a bomb at his home. Los Angeles police question Jimmy Fratianno in connection with the recent murders of Tony Brancato and Tony Trombino. • in 1957, southern California mafioso Frank DeSimone and Simone Scozzari begin a visit in New York City. • in 1966, Bonanno Crime Family big shot Frank LaBruzzo dies of natural causes. • in 1969, police ticket New Jersey crime boss Simone Rizzo DeCavalcante for driving 52 in a 45-mph zone. • in 1976, the body of Filippo 'Johnny Rosselli' Sacco is found in a 55-gallon drum floating in Dumfoundling Bay near Miami Beach. • in 2001, imprisoned former New York Mafia boss John J. Gotti is transferred to St. John's Regional Health Center for cancer treatment. Image of Johnny Rosselli.
On this date, August 6... • in 1901, Arthur 'Dutch Schultz' Flegenheimer is born in New York City. • in 1909, Vincenzo Sabatassae, leader of a New Haven CT extortion ring is sentenced to 28 years in prison. • in 1914, a grand jury in Chicago indicts John Torrio and Roxie Vanella for assault with intent to kill. • in 1920, Vincent Terranova's naturalization petition is denied because he is 'of not good moral character.' • in 1929, Pittsburgh boss Stefano Monastero and his brother Sam are murdered. • in 1930, Capone henchmen Tony Accardo and Sam Hunt are named as suspects in the Wisconsin murder of Jack Zuta. • in 1932, Pittsburgh boss John Bazzano is murdered after a Mafia disciplinary meeting in Brooklyn. • in 1936, Dominick 'Terry Burns' DiDato of the Bronx, believed to be a rival of 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania, is found murdered in Manhattan. • in 1951, Kansas City mobsters Tony Brancato and Tony Trombino are shot to death during a visit to southern California. • in 1958, facing deportation, New York crime boss Carlo Gambino surrenders to immigration authorities. • in 1981, a federal court in Pennsylvania finds New York mafioso Venero Mangano in contempt for refusing to testify after being given immunity. • in 1985, Rhode Island Supreme Court overturns a Luigi Manocchio conviction for conspiracy and accessory to murder. • in 2008, Michael Mancuso, Anthony Aiello, Anthony Indelicato and Anthony Donato plead guilty in Brooklyn murder cases. Image of John Bazzano.
On this date, August 5... • in 1900, NYPD assigns Detective Joseph Petrosino to investigate anarchist groups in New York City area. • in 1911, due to a lack of evidence, officials in Palermo, Sicily, release suspects in the 1909 assassination of NYPD Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino, including Vito Cascioferro, Paolo Palazzotto, Carlo Costantino and Antonio Passanante. • in 1913, Detroit gang leader Carlo Caleca, mortally wounded, accuses Vito Adamo and Filippo Buccellato of shooting him. • in 1928, Brooklyn gangster Joseph Florino is arrested for possession of a revolver, later discharged when pistol permit is produced. • in 1932, Dominick Didato of New York is arrested for coercion. • in 1953, federal officials attempt to have Joe Adonis deported for lying about his citizenship. • in 1963, an informant tells the FBI that New York's crime families are offering $100,000 for the murder of turncoat Joseph Valachi. • in 1971, former Kansas City Mafia leader Joseph DiGiovanni dies of natural causes. • in 1974, police suspect that mobsters have been secretly profiting through involvement in religious organizations' 'Las Vegas Nite' fundraisers. • in 1978, longtime Cleveland-area racketeer Anthony Milano dies at age 90. • in 2008, a federal grand jury in Tampa, Florida, indicts John A. 'Junior' Gotti for racketeering. Image of Joe Adonis.
On this date, August 4... • in 1896, NYPD Chief Conlin appoints Joseph Petrosino to the position of detective sergeant. • in 1911, Pellegrino Scaglia, suspect in the New York murder of Bartholdi Cardinali, is arrested as he arrives in St. Louis MO. • in 1913, Leopold Lauritano of Brooklyn is convicted of policy racketeering and fined $25. • in 1932, Santo Bazzano, brother of Pittsburgh crime boss John Bazzano, is arrested as a suspicious person. • in 1933, the body of a murdered man found on a golf course two weeks earlier is identified as New Jersey racketeer and Camorra member Paul Siciliano. • in 1938, former Manhattan racketeer Morris 'Little Ziggy' Zeig dies in Queens NY of natural causes. • in 1963, the New York Times reports that Joseph Valachi has been giving information to the FBI about an American crime syndicate. • in 1967, Los Angeles crime boss Frank DeSimone dies of natural causes. Underboss Nick Licata takes charge. • in 1981, Rudolph Sciarra of Rhode Island is sentenced to life in prison for conspiring in a 1965 murder ordered by crime boss Raymond L.S. Patriarca. • in 2008, Robert Maheu, who facilitated anti-Castro plotting of CIA and Mafia, dies of heart failure at Las Vegas. Image of Frank DeSimone.
On this date, August 3... • in 1897, Salvadore Luciano and Giuseppe Chiovaro are arrested in New Orleans for receiving stolen goods. • in 1921, Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis announces lifetime bans against eight White Sox players accused of conspiring with organized criminals to throw the 1919 World Series. • in 1925, 'Little Jeff' LePore begins a 15-year robbery sentence at Sing Sing Prison. • in 1927, Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania is arrested for Prohibition violation but soon discharged. • in 1931, Joseph Barbara and three other gunmen are arrested in Brooklyn, suspected of plotting to kill mobster Santo Vultaggio. In Denver CO, Joseph Roma is arrested on narcotics charges. • in 1939, suspected New York cop-killer Nunzio Romano is arrested in Johnstown PA. • in 1944, Chicago underworld leader Lawrence Mangano and aide Michael Pontillo are fatally shot. • in 1946, Benjamin Siegel is divorced by wife Estelle at Reno NV. • in 1947, Vincent Alo is arrested in New York and questioned about the recent murder of waterfront labor leader Anthony Hintz. • in 1954, Fiore Siano, nephew of Joseph Valachi, is arrested for possessing and selling narcotics. • in 1963, Washington Star newspaper publishes article on Joe Valachi's betrayal of 'cosa nostra.' • in 1982, during his second day on the witness stand, undercover FBI Special Agent Joseph Pistone tells of the murders of Bonanno Crime Family leaders Alphonse Indelicato, Philip Giaccone and Dominick Trinchera. Image of Lawrence Mangano.
On this date, August 2... • in 1907, western Pennsylvania officials obtain an arrest warrant for former Hillsville Black Hand gang leader Joseph Bagnato. • in 1909, Giuseppe Clemente is acquitted of counterfeiting charges at New York but remains in custody on another indictment. • in 1929, James Buono of Braddock PA dies of gunshot wounds he says were inflicted by Frank Amato and George Becario. • in 1931, New York police report that a three-day Coney Island fundraising banquet is being attended by many thousands in seatings of 500. • in 1936, Ciro Terranova is stopped and arrested as he drives across the line into New York City. • in 1941, court denies 'Nucky' Johnson release on bail during his appeal of a tax evasion conviction. • in 1949, former Kansas City 'king of bootleggers' Frank DeMayo dies of lung cancer. • in 1965, Italian police arrest ten U.S. and Sicilian gangsters in various locations in Italy. • in 1977, Ohio racketeer Anthony Delsanter passes away in Florida at age 66. • in 1982, FBI Special Agent Joseph D. Pistone testifies in Manhattan Federal Court about his five-year undercover assignment as Donnie Brasco. Image of Anthony Delsanter.
On this date, August 1... • in 1907, Giuseppe Masseria and his cousin are charged with threatening the life of relative Calogero Masseria in New York City. • in 1919, Attorney General Palmer puts John Edgar Hoover in charge of DOJ General Intelligence Division. • in 1920, John Dalla is fatally shot in Detroit. • in 1921, Camillo Caiozzo is reported missing by his family in Manhattan. • in 1923, 'Gurrah' Shapiro is arrested in New York for felonious assault. • in 1931, a convention of U.S. mafiosi to honor new boss of bosses Salvatore Maranzano begins at Coney Island. Joseph Barbara is stopped at a Brooklyn roadblock and is arrested on weapons charges. Youngstown OH racketeer John Farah is indicted for the second-degree murder of 'Akron Larry' Rubin. • in 1935, Dutch Schultz is acquitted of tax evasion by a jury at Malone NY. • in 1938, 103 defendants are named in a New York federal indictment against an illegal alcohol ring. • in 1941, following conviction for tax evasion, Atlantic City NJ racketeer 'Nucky' Johnson is sentenced to 10 years in prison and financial penalties. • in 1952, New York Crime Commission questions Mafia leader Tommy Lucchese in a closed-door session. • in 1966, FBI learns that Baltimore crime figure Luigi Morici is in ill health. • in 1975, Michigan police announce they are focusing on organized crime figures as suspects in the disappearance of labor leader Jimmy Hoffa. Image of Jimmy Hoffa.
On this date, July 31... • in 1886, future U.S. Mafia boss of bosses Salvatore Maranzano is born in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily. • in 1914, 'Big Frenchy' Jeandemange and John Radice are charged with murder in New York. • in 1926, Rocco Perri, wanted in U.S. for bootlegging and in Canada for manslaughter, surrenders in Hamilton, Ont. • in 1931, the Chicago Crime Commission designates Anthony Accardo and others as public enemies. • in 1934, a Pittsburgh magistrate frees Nick Gentile, John LaRocca, James Capizzi, Louis Volpe and others arrested as an illegal alcohol ring. • in 1941, one day before he is to be sentenced for tax evasion, Atlantic City NJ racketeer 'Nucky' Johnson marries Florence Osbeck. • in 1952, Johnny Robilotto is taken from New York to Hackensack NJ to be charged with the Willie Moretti murder. • in 1963, Youngstown OH area racketeer Lenny Strollo and three others are sentenced to prison for counterfeiting. • in 1979, wanted in connection with the Carmine Galante murder, Baldo Amato and Cesar Bonventre surrender to the Brooklyn DA. • in 1982, gunmen working for Philadelphia Mafia faction leader Harry Riccobene are captured by police after attempting to murder Salvatore Testa. • in 2007, already imprisoned for racketeering, Bonanno boss Vincent Basciano is convicted of the 2001 racketeering-murder of Frank Santoro. • in 2010, James P. Flynn, retired FBI agent and former handler of Joseph Valachi, passes away in Delaware. Image of Vincent Basciano.
On this date, July 30... • in 1902, at Bologna, Italy, Mafia leaders Raffaele Palizzolo, Giuseppe Fontana and Nicolo Trapani are convicted of murder and sentenced to 30-year prison terms. • in 1911, Bartolo Cardinali is fatally shot at his Manhattan home. • in 1921, acting on orders from the Brooklyn Good Killers gang, Bartolomeo Fontana murders his friend Camillo Caiozzo at Tuckers Cove, Neptune City, NJ. • in 1942, Umberto 'Albert' Anastasia enlists in the U.S. Army at Utica NY. • in 1949, Los Angeles crime boss Jack Dragna is questioned by police over the recent shooting of rival Mickey Cohen. • in 1965, masked bandits rob $17,000 from a Houston supermarket. • in 1975, former Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa disappears after scheduling a meeting with racketeers at a Detroit area restaurant. • in 1982, a federal judge sentences Cleveland Mafia leader James 'Jack White' Licavoli to 17 years in prison for racketeering. • in 2004, Bonanno Crime Family boss Joseph Massino is convicted of 11 crimes, including 7 counts of murder. • in 2008, reputed Gambino Crime Family lieutenant Nicholas Corozzo pleads guilty to operating a gambling ring in Queens NY. • in 2008, Frank Fresca, linked to the Bonanno Crime Family, is murdered outside his Staten Island restaurant. Image of Jimmy Hoffa.
On this date, July 29... • in 1919, 'Johnny Spanish' Mestrett is murdered by Nathan 'Kid Dropper' Kaplan outside a Manhattan restaurant. • in 1903, Paddy Shea, wanted for a gang killing in New York, is arrested in Philadelphia. • in 1930, Johnny Rosselli is arrested in Los Angeles on robbery and weapons charges. • in 1932, three Volpe brothers - James, Arthur and John - are killed at a coffee shop run by Pittsburgh crime boss John Bazzano. • in 1935, court testimony indicates that Dutch Schultz tried to buy his way out of a 1931 arrest by promising detectives 'fifty grand and a house apiece.' • in 1938, Frank Vultaggio of Endicott NY is arrested near Binghamton when his car is found to contain 80 gallons of illegal alcohol. • in 1949, against doctors' orders, Mickey Cohen leaves a Los Angeles hospital to attend funeral services for his aide Edward Herbert. • in 1954, Chicago Outfit leader Anthony Accardo attends the wake of Sam Giancana's father Antonio. • in 1959, a New Jersey grand jury indicts Teamsters official Anthony Provenzano for bribery. • in 1966, the FBI notes that Carlos Marcello is meeting with several local gambling figures at the Town and Country Motel in New Orleans. • in 1970, much of the Buffalo underworld leadership attends a stag party fundraiser to aid in boss Sam Pieri's legal expenses. Image of John Bazzano.
On this date, July 28... • in 1902, shot by Joseph Ardizzone almost two months earlier, Los Angeles produce merchant George Maisano dies of his wounds. • in 1920, New York racketeer Thomas 'Tommy the Bull' Pennacchio begins a 13-month narcotics sentence at Atlanta Federal Prison. • in 1926, Philadelphia Mafia leader John Avena is wounded by gunman at a cigar store on Twelfth and Webster streets. • in 1931, one child is killed, others wounded, in a hail of gunfire between rival East Harlem gangsters. • in 1932, Joseph Valachi and Carmela 'Mildred' Reina are married in a Manhattan civil ceremony, with Vito Genovese as best man. • in 1942, New York gangsters Dominick Petrelli, Salvatore Santoro, Frank Livorsi, Charles Albero, Joseph Spitaleri are sentenced to prison for narcotics conspiracy. • in 1949, Edward 'Neddie' Herbert, shot days earlier by gunmen attempting to murder Los Angeles racketeer Mickey Cohen, dies of complications. • in 1976, Johnny Rosselli of southern Florida disappears. • in 1981, following the end of the Donnie Brasco undercover operation, FBI agents confront Bonanno capodecina Dominick 'Sonny Black' Napolitano in Manhattan and reveal that an undercover agent infiltrated his group. Image of Joseph and Carmela Valachi.
On this date, July 27... • in 1854, Bill 'the Butcher' Poole bests his gangland rival John Morrissey in a 'rough and tumble' fight at Manhattan's Amos Street. • in 1909, former barrel murder suspect Giovanni Zarcone is shot to death at his family farm in Danbury CT. • in 1914, Jim Colosimo of Chicago goes to the press to denounce a recent government anti-vice crusade. • in 1915, Fedele Penna and Joseph Soracci go to trial in Warren OH for the murder of Angelo Romagnini. • in 1926, arrested in possession of firearms, Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania and companion Joseph Scalise claim they had been hunting pheasants. • in 1928, a Dallas grand jury decides not to indict Joseph Civello for the shotgun killing of bootlegger Joseph DeCarlo. • in 1930, police raid the Grosse Pointe Village MI home of Joseph Catalanotte and arrest Catalanotte and four others as murder suspects. • in 1939, J. Richard 'Dixie' Davis, former attorney for Dutch Schultz, is released after serving time for racketeering. • in 1949, Los Angeles shooting suspects Anthony Trombino and Tony Brancato are released. • in 1981, FBI Special Agent Joseph Pistone's undercover assignment within the Bonanno Crime Family formally concludes. • in 1992, Anthony 'Fat Tony' Salerno, front man for the Genovese Crime Family in New York, dies at age 81 while in prison. Image of Anthony Salerno.
On this date, July 26... • in 1890, New Orleans crime figure Rocco Geraci is charged with the murder of Vincent Raffo. • in 1908, a group of special agents - later known as the Bureau of Investigation - is formed within the Justice Department of the Theodore Roosevelt Administration. • in 1913, Harlem crime figures Giosue Gallucci and John Russomano are arrested in East Harlem NY for illegal weapons possession. • in 1917, John Edgar Hoover joins the U.S. Department of Justice. • in 1930, Vincenzo 'James' Porrello is fatally shot in a Cleveland grocery. • in 1931, police arrest a rum-running gang at Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. • in 1934, Charles Coletti, member of Cleveland's Mayfield Road Gang, is found dead of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. • in 1951, Los Angeles crime boss Jack Dragna, found to be living with a mistress, is sentenced to 180 days in jail for 'resorting,' 'lewdness' and 'vagrancy.' • in 1974, longtime Chicago racketeer Dominic DiBella dies of natural causes. • in 1975, Anthony and Vito Giacalone arrange a July 30 meeting with former Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa at the Machus Red Fox restaurant outside Detroit. • in 1981, the FBI wraps up its 'Donnie Brasco' operation. Image of Giosue Gallucci.
On this date, July 25... • in 1892, a coroner's jury at Hillsville PA finds Michael Tenora responsible for the Louis DeMarsh murder. • in 1916, Giuseppe DiMarco is murdered in New York City by gunmen working for Ciro Terranova. • in 1917, Black Handers are believed responsible for killing Dominick Gagliardi at Coraopolis PA. • in 1925, Vito Genovese is arrested in New York for burglary. • in 1930, convicted cop-killers Tony Mangiaracina, Carl Nasello and John Messino are executed in Missouri. • in 1934, Pittsburgh police arrest Louis Volpe and Hyman Martin as members of an illegal liquor ring. • in 1935, Louisiana's governor pardons crime figure Carlo Marcello, erasing assault and robbery convictions. • in 1941, Enoch 'Nucky' Johnson of Atlantic City NJ is convicted of evading federal taxes. • in 1944, longtime New Orleans Mafia leader Corrada Giacona dies of natural causes. • in 1945, U.S. Navy Commander Charles Haffenden responds in writing to a superior's demand for information on his alleged efforts to win parole for Mafia boss Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania. • in 1957, Youngstown OH rackets leader Vincent DeNiro is sentenced to 30 days in jail for contempt of court. • in 2008, John Bazzano Jr., longtime western Pennsylvania racketeer and son of early 1930s crime boss John Bazzano Sr., dies at the age of 81. Image of Enoch Johnson.
On this date, July 24... • in 1890, Henry Lohr, leader of the Bronx NY 'Frog Hollow Gang,' is wounded in a gang knife fight. • in 1892, Michael Tenora, reputed underworld leader in Hillsvilla PA, fatally shoots Louis DeMarsh and wounds Frank DeMarsh. • in 1902, Vincent Troia of Brooklyn is arrested as a suspect in the 'sack murder' of 'Joe the Grocer' Catania. • in 1907, western Pennsylvania police hear that John Jati has been training Black Hand mobsters in the use of the stiletto. • in 1913, Cleveland counterfeiting suspects Frank Milano and Antonio Musolino are released for lack of evidence. • in 1917, Detective Sgt. Emanuel Rogers of Detroit is murdered by mobster Andrea Lacatto. • in 1928, Nicasio Landolina, Pittsburgh produce merchant, dies of gunshot wounds. • in 1932, a plane carrying Mafia leaders Vincent Mangano, Jack Dragna, Frank Milano and Angelo Caruso arrives in San Diego CA from Mexico. • in 1934, Raymond L.S. Patriarca is charged in Worcester MA with 'lewd cohabitation.' • in 1946, John Valachi - brother of Joseph Valachi - dies with neck fractures and bruises, reportedly following a police interrogation. • in 1991, Phillip 'Rusty' Rastelli, former boss of the Bonanno Crime Family in New York, dies in prison. • in 1996, Luigi Manocchio of Providence RI is charged with running a large burglary ring. Image of Phillip Rastelli.
On this date, July 23... • in 1901, Paolo 'Paul Kelly' Vaccarelli is arrested during a New York prizefight. • in 1902, the corpse of Joe 'the Grocer' Catania is found in a potato sack on the Brooklyn shore. • in 1907, NYPD Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino arrests two Pelleteri brothers for extortion and suspicion of murder. • in 1921, Manhattan cafe proprietor Silvio Melchiorre is shot and killed in front of his business. • in 1930, Detroit police suspect 'Black Leo' Cellura was responsible for ordering the murder of radio announcer Jerry Buckley. • in 1934, detectives in Pittsburgh arrest James Capizzi, John LaRocca, Nicola Gentile and Walter Franz for conspiring in an illegal liquor ring. • in 1935, Dutch Schultz goes on trial at Malone NY for tax evasion. • in 1941, former New York tong leader Mock 'Duck' Sai dies of tuberculosis in Brooklyn. • in 1952, Frank and Anthony Abbatemarco of Brooklyn begin prison sentences for lottery conspiracy. • in 1953, Frances Dragna, wife of Los Angeles crime boss Jack Dragna, dies while her husband is in the custody of federal immigration officials. • in 2008, Chicago underworld figure Frank Schweihs dies at the age of 78. Image of Jack Dragna.
On this date, July 22... • in 1869, the murder of Raffaele Agnello appears avenged in New Orleans as Joseph Agnello and Salvador Rosa murder their rival underworld leaders Joseph Banano and Pietro Alluchi. • in 1902, family members see Joe 'the Grocer' Catania of Brooklyn for the last time as he leaves for a business transaction in Manhattan. • in 1914, an Illinois prosecutor says Rocco Vanella initiated a gunfight that resulted in the death of police Sergeant Birns. • in 1926, Chicago Heights underworld leader Filippo Piazza is shot to death in his Milano Cafe. • in 1938, John Anthoulis and Herb Ross of Ohio are sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Roy 'Happy' Marino. • in 1941, Enoch 'Nucky' Johnson testifies in his tax evasion trial. • in 1947, former Brooklyn Mafia boss Paolo Orlando passes away in Toronto, Canada. • in 1953, federal authorities begin deportation proceedings against Youngstown OH racketeer 'Cadillac Charlie' Cavallaro. • in 1964, the U.S. Supreme Court refuses to set aside New Orleans boss Carlos Marcello's 1938 narcotics conviction. • in 1975, Anthony Giacalone attempts to arrange a meeting with Jimmy Hoffa through intermediary Louis Linteau. Image of Joe Catania.
On this date, July 21... • in 1914, for refusing to cooperate with an investigation into the slaying of a detective, Chicago's 'Big Jim' Colosimo and his business manager John Torrio become targets of law enforcement and media attention. • in 1920, Pittston PA Detective Sam Lucchino is shot and killed near his home. • in 1922, Jacob 'Gurrah' Shapiro is arrested for robbery with a gun. • in 1927, Peter Heslin is electrocuted at Sing Sing for the 1926 murder of NYPD Officer Charles Reilly. • in 1934, a federal tax lien of more than $62,000 is filed against the estate of John Lazia of Kansas City. • in 1938, Solly Hart of Cleveland is convicted of the murder of gangster Roy 'Happy' Marino of Youngstown OH. • in 1950, NYPD Officer Alfred Loreto is shot and killed by two robbery suspects linked to Giacomo Reina. • in 1952, John Robilotto is extradited from New York to New Jersey to be charged with the murder of Willie Moretti. • in 2008, Carl Angelo DeLuna, former Kansas City underboss, dies at the age of 81. Image of Jim Colosimo.
On this date, July 20... • in 1870, a New Orleans district attorney decides not to prosecute Joseph Agnello and Salvador Rosa for the murders of Joseph Banano and Pedro Alluchi. • in 1881, New Orleans vigilantes order 'Nine-Fingered Frank' Romeo out of the city. • in 1888, Ciro Terranova, future Artichoke King of New York, is born in Corleone, Sicily. • in 1906, lacking evidence linking him to the Yonkers NY murder of Andrea Fendi, the coroner frees Ignazio Milone. • in 1916, Joseph DeMarco and Charles Lombardi are murdered at 54 James Street in Manhattan. • in 1919, NY Sun newspaper publishes an underworld history article written by Herbert Asbury. • in 1929, grand jury indicts 'Legs' Diamond and Charles Entratta for July 13 killings at the Hotsy Totsy Club. • in 1933, a tied-up and decomposed male body, later identified as Paul Siciliano, is found in woods at the Asbury Park NJ Golf Club. • in 1945, U.S. Navy begins an inquiry into Commander Charles Haffenden's actions on behalf of imprisoned Mafia boss Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania. • in 1949, Dominic Brooklier and other Los Angeles Mafia gunmen open fire on rival Mickey Cohen, wounding Cohen, Edward 'Neddie' Herbert (who later dies), Harry Cooper and Dee David. • in 1961, brothers Albert and Vito Agueci are arrested in New York City on federal narcotics charges. Image of Dominic Brooklier.
On this date, July 19... • in 1895, New York Board of Police Commissioners promotes Joseph Petrosino to the headquarters position of 'detective sergeant.' • in 1915, preteen 'Gdale Oistaczer' - later Joseph 'Doc' Stacher - arrives in New York on his way to Newark NJ. • in 1917, Saverio Pollaccia is arrested in Brooklyn for grand larceny. • in 1930, Carlo Mangiaracina of Kansas City begins a prison term at Leavenworth KS for bootlegging. • in 1946, Frank Cammarata, who illegally reentered the U.S. after being deported, is arrested in Cleveland. • in 1950, Anthony Gizzo of Kansas City testifies before the Kefauver Committee. • in 1951, Paul Vario of Brooklyn is arrested and charged with operating an illegal still. • in 1953, Vincenzo 'Doc' D'Anna dies in Brooklyn. • in 1954, according to a newspaper columnist, Tony Accardo, Joe Fischetti, Meyer Lansky and Doc Stacher meet at Lake Tahoe NV. • in 1957, James Mandacini, who cooperated with authorities in a Cleveland narcotics case years earlier, is found murdered. In Washington DC, Jimmy Hoffa is acquitted of bribery and conspiracy. • in 1971, TIME reports a growing rumor that Carlo Gambino ordered the shooting of Joseph Colombo. • in 1974, Buffalo crime boss Stefano Magaddino dies of natural causes at age 82. • in 2019, court documents related to the murder of Mafia boss Francesco Cali, identify accused assassin Anthony Comello as a QAnon follower. Image of Enoch Johnson.
On this date, July 18... • in 1885, future Detroit Mafia leader Gaspare Milazzo is born in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily. • in 1897, future Brooklyn mafioso Cassandro Bonasera is born in Vallelunga, Sicily. • in 1905, witnesses, including Frank 'Chick' Tricker and John Griffo, provide no useful information during a coroner's inquest into the Manhattan beating murder of Thomas 'Eat-Em-Up-Jack' McManus. • in 1908, New York Black Hand boss Costabile is released after Bonaventura Pinzolo refuses to swear to information he provided to police. • in 1911, a special New Jersey grand jury is assembled to investigate charges of election fraud in Atlantic County, where Enoch 'Nucky' Johnson is sheriff. • in 1928, Tommy Lucchese is arrested for the killing of Louis Cerasulo. • in 1936, Salvatrice Terranova Lupo retains attorney Francis X. Mancuso to represent her imprisoned husband Ignazio Lupo. • in 1956, President Eisenhower signs the Narcotic Act of 1956 into law, quadrupling sentences for many drug crimes. • in 1958, Cristoforo Rubino, defendant in a narcotics case, is murdered in Bushwick, Brooklyn. • in 1975, a former office clerk for the FBI admits smuggling secret government files to organized crime figures. • in 2008, Chicago Outfit enforcer Anthony Calabrese is sentenced to 62 years in prison for armed robberies. Image of Enoch Johnson.
On this date, July 17... • in 1903, following an exchange of gunfire, Secret Service agents arrest six members of a Brooklyn counterfeiting ring. • in 1908, New York police arrest a Black Hand gang leader named Costabile based on statements from convicted bomber Bonaventura Pinzolo. • in 1909, Baldassare Ceola, investigator of the Joseph Petrosino assassination in Palermo, Sicily, is relieved of his duties by superiors. • in 1921, southern California Mafia leader Vito DiGiorgio is attacked at his home, suffering gunshot wounds to the leg and groin. • in 1929, Jacob 'Gurrah' Shapiro and Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter are arrested for burglary and malicious mischief. • in 1933, Frank Nitti of Chicago is arrested for disorderly conduct. • in 1941, numbers racketeers testify to vast sums given to Enoch Johnson of Atlantic City NJ to acquire protection. • in 1961, just after midnight, Youngstown OH racketeer Vince DeNiro is killed in a car-bombing. • in 1962, Joseph Valachi pleads guilty to the second-degree murder of John Joseph Saupp at Atlanta Prison and is sentenced to life. • in 1997, government witness Peter Savino testifies that Vincent Gigante merely pretends to be insane. Image of Vito DiGiorgio.
On this date, July 16... • in 1867, Christopher Rosa and Tony Matranga are arrested in New Orleans for assaulting local official Erastus Wells. • in 1913, Tony Celantano of New York is charged with killing Joseph Donato. • in 1914, Chicago police believe a New York gunman started the gunfight that caused the death of Sgt. Stanley Birns. • in 1917, Fedele Penna of East Youngstown OH suffers a gunshot wound in the third known attempt on his life. • in 1926, Eddie Capobianco is released from prison after serving a grand larceny sentence. • in 1930, Carlo Mangiaracina or Kansas City is indicted for operating a still. • in 1935, Ignazio Lupo and his son Rocco are charged with extorting Brooklyn bakers into a corrupt union. Louisiana Gov. Allen pardons Carlos Marcello, erasing assault and robbery from his record. • in 1953, Joe Adonis is released from prison but still faces perjury charges. • in 1969, a New Jersey commission subpoenas reputed crime boss Simone Rizzo DeCavalcante. • in 1972, New York boss Tommy Eboli is assassinated at his girlfriend's Brooklyn home. • in 1976, John Rosselli has dinner with Tampa boss Santo Trafficante in Fort Lauderdale FL. • in 1979, the New York archdiocese refuses a funeral Mass for murdered mafioso Carmine Galante. • in 1981, Robert DiLeonardo of the Colombo Crime Family is shot to death by gunmen from his own organization. Image of Tommy Eboli.
On this date, July 15... • in 1863, Secretary of War Edward Stanton orders five regiments to New York City to put down draft riots. • in 1872, Matteo Minafo dies in New Orleans at age 36. • in 1921, two are wounded when a car containing Anthony Carfano, Angelo Yale and three other men is ambushed in Bathbeach, Brooklyn. • in 1926, Buffalo mafioso Pietro Rizzo is shot to death. • in 1930, Castellammarese Mafia leader Vito Bonventre is murdered at his Brooklyn home. • in 1932, a federal grand jury indicts Joseph Castaldo of New York for tax violations and concealing assets in bankruptcy. Angelo Guardalabene and six others are held by federal authorities at Milwaukee for liquor conspiracy. Ohio refuses to extradite James Licavoli to Michigan to face a murder charge. • in 1936, President Franklin Roosevelt finds that Ignazio Lupo has violated his conditional release, orders Lupo to serve 20 years. • in 1941, the tax evasion trial of Enoch 'Nucky' Johnson opens in Camden NJ federal court. • in 1946, Los Angeles Mafia leader Rosario DeSimone dies at age 72. • in 1953, a federal grand jury refuses to indict Abner Zwillman for tax evasion. • in 1981, Anthony Spilotro is indicted for racketeering and receiving stolen property. • in 2008, Francis Salemme, 74, former New England crime boss, is sentenced to five years in prison and three years of supervised release for lying and obstruction of justice. Image of Francis Salemme.
On this date, July 14... • in 1863, New York City draft riots expand, while U.S. military and New York Police forces coordinate their response. • in 1908, NYPD Lieutenant Petrosino arrests Bonaventura Pinzolo as he is placing a bomb at a Manhattan tenement. • in 1912, reports say imprisoned counterfeiter Ignazio Lupo plans to assassinate Detective William J. Flynn and others who had a hand in his conviction. • in 1920, Nicola Capozzi of Syracuse NY begins a prison term for extortion. • in 1921, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are convicted of first degree murder in Massachusetts. • in 1922, Steve Rannelli of New York is arrested following a street gunfight and charged with illegal firearm possession. • in 1925, a 5-year sentence for illegal firearm possession is added to the 17 years of prison time already accumulated by John 'Bum' Rodgers of New York. • in 1928, Joseph Civello claims his shotgun discharged by accident, killing Dallas bootlegger Joseph DeCarlo. • in 1930, Detroit gangster Henry Tupancey is murdered in his automobile. • in 1936, Ignazio Lupo is recommitted to Atlanta Federal Prison. • in 1937, New York Appellate Division court rejects appeal of Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania's compulsory prostitution conviction. • in 2014, former Detroit underworld boss Jack W. Tocco passes away. Image of Ignazio Lupo.
On this date, July 13... • in 1865, riots erupt in New York City in response to the military draft. • in 1867, a New Orleans official is fatally stabbed by mafioso Salvatore Rosa. • in 1908, two hundred Sicilian-Americans gather at New York's Tammany Hall for a farewell speech by Raffaele Palizzolo, a visiting Italian official and Mafia leader. • in 1923, Albert Anastasia is sentenced to Blackwell's Island Penitentiary for illegal possession of a firearm. • in 1924, John 'Bum' Rodgers is returned to prison as a parole violator. • in 1929, New York gangster Jack Diamond is wanted in connection with the shooting deaths of two men at Broadway's Hotsy Totsy Club. • in 1934, the funeral of Kansas City boss John Lazia includes a cortege of 120 cars and four trucks carrying floral offerings sent from across the U.S. • in 1938, Joseph Biondo is charged with extorting $60,000 from two taxi businesses. • in 1966, New England boss Raymond Patriarca is believed responsible for the shooting murder of William Marfeo. • in 1967, after years of illness, New York crime boss Tommy Lucchese dies at his Long Island home. • in 1973, FBI raids a numbers gambling operation run by 'Little Joey' Naples of Youngstown OH. • in 1976, Roy DeMeo, Anthony Gaggi and Anthony Plate, all linked to the Gambino Crime Family, participate in the murder of George Bynum in Miami. Image of Tommy Lucchese.
On this date, July 12... • in 1895, Secret Service agents in New York arrest eight members of the East Side 'Horse Market Gang' for coin counterfeiting. • in 1909, Vincenzo Battaglia of New York is arraigned for dealing in counterfeit currency. • in 1923, Joseph Valachi is shot in the arm by a police officer during an escape from an interrupted burglary in the Bronx. • in 1928, Joseph Civello, Joseph DeCarlo and Ernest Calchano are arrested in Dallas for liquor violations. • in 1940, former Kansas City bootlegger Frank DeMayo files voluntary bankruptcy petition indicating he owes more than $300,000 but has about $1,000 in assets. • in 1958, through an attorney, Detroit-area businessmen Anthony J. Tocco and Anthony J. Zerilli accuse the McClellan Committee of making false statements about them. • in 1963, Anthony Provenzano is sentenced to seven years in federal prison following an extortion conviction. • in 1965, after years of illegally listening in on New England crime boss Raymond Patriarca's conversations, the FBI ends electronic surveillance at Patriarca headquarters in Providence RI. • in 1979, New York bigshot Carmine Galante is murdered at Joe and Mary's Italian Restaurant in Brooklyn. Restaurant owner Giuseppe Turano and Galante bodyguard Leonard Coppola are also killed. • in 2006, Bonanno Crime Family bigshots Baldassare Amato, Stephen Locurto and Anthony Basile are convicted of racketeering and murder. Image of Carmine Galante.
On this date, July 11... • in 1929, Ciro Terranova fails to keep an appointment for additional NYPD questioning about the murder of Frank Marlow. • in 1932, Edward 'Fats McCarthy' Popke is killed in a shootout with police at Albany NY. • in 1933, police arrest Roy Marino at Youngstown OH on a bank robbery charge. • in 1937, Giuseppe Vaglica, Tampa FL racketeer, is shot and killed. • in 1946, defense attorney argues that Ignazio Lupo's prison sentence has expired. • in 1958, Chicago boss Tony Accardo refuses to answer most questions put to him by the Senate's McClellan Committee. • in 1962, Dr. Harry Lipton reports that Joseph Valachi is competent to stand trial for murder. • in 1978, Anthony Provenzano, already facing prison for murder, is sentenced to 4 years on a federal labor racketeering conviction. • in 1980, Pittsburgh Mafia leader Gabriel 'Kelly' Mannarino passes away. • in 1984, New England crime boss Raymond L.S. Patriarca dies in Providence RI after a heart attack. • in 2018, Salvatore Zottola is wounded but survives an ambush outside his family home in the Bronx. Image of Raymond Patriarca.
On this date, July 10... • in 1910, Tony Gallucci of Pittsburgh is arrested for participating in the New York-based Morello counterfeiting ring. • in 1912, informant Giuseppe Clemente provides Secret Service in New York with a description of Terranova Mafia enforcer 'Lulu' Vicari. • in 1929, Ciro Terranova is questioned by New York police for five hours about the killing of Frank Marlow. • in 1931, Frank Vultaggio of Endicott NY is arrested while driving recklessly in an auto filled with illegal alcohol. • in 1934, Kansas City crime boss John Lazia is shot to death in front of his apartment building. Charles V. Carollo becomes local boss. • in 1935, Carl Rettich and three codefendants are convicted of a Fall River MA mail robbery. • in 1936, President Franklin Roosevelt finds Ignazio Lupo violated his prison release terms and orders U.S. marshals to return Lupo to prison. • in 1962, at Atlanta, Dr. Harry Lipton concludes his psychiatric evaluation of prisoner Joseph Valachi. • in 1975, in Detroit, a bomb destroys a car belonging to the son of Teamsters President Frank Fitzsimmons. • in 1979, Anthony Provenzano is sentenced in New Jersey federal court to 20 years for racketeering conspiracy. Image of John Lazia.
On this date, July 09... • in 1913, Brooklyn merchant Alexander Maporazzo is charged with perjury after withdrawing a burglary complaint against Frankie Yale and Andrew Bambra. • in 1922, Buffalo Mafia boss Joseph Peter DiCarlo dies of natural causes at his home in Bowmansville, NY. • in 1923, Frank Yale's driver Frank Forte is fatally shot in Brooklyn. • in 1929, NYPD Commissioner Grover Whalen says the killer of Frankie Marlow is 'head of an Italian secret society.' • in 1930, Samuel 'Red' Levine is charged at White Plains NY with bootlegging. • in 1934, Joseph Barbara is questioned regarding the Pittston PA murder of Joe Morreale. • in 1943, Jacob 'Gurrah' Shapiro pleads guilty to extorting garment manufacturers in New York. • in 1956, Joseph Profaci, Joseph Barbara and other underworld figures are registered at the Hotel Arlington in Binghamton NY. • in 1969, Los Angeles Mafia boss Nick Licata, 72, is jailed for failing to cooperate with a federal grand jury. • in 2013, Nicholas Santora and eight crew members are charged with extortion, loansharking and other offenses. Image of Nick Licata.
On this date, July 08... • in 1925, Tony Genna is the third Genna brother to be killed in Chicago in a period of two months. • in 1927, Sam Medole disappears after the New York murder of Adolph Romano. • in 1931, Carmelo Liconti is stabbed to death at a New York City hotel. Northeast Ohio racketeer John Farah is charged with the first-degree murder of 'Akron Larry' Rubin. • in 1969, DeCavalcante Crime Family leaders are questioned as a New Jersey commission opens corruption hearings in Trenton. • in 1977, a law enforcement raid in Dedham MA discovers $3.3 million in counterfeit currency. • in 1982, a Cleveland federal jury convicts James Licavoli and five underlings of racketeering. • in 2010, John Franzese, 93, underboss of the Colombo Crime Family, is convicted of racketeering. • in 2016, Robert P. DeLuca is held without bail at Boston on charges of obstruction and lying to investigators. Image of Tony Genna.
On this date, July 07... • in 1912, Giuseppe Albanese is fatally stabbed in Rochester NY. • in 1919, underworld figures Paul Kelly, Frank Yale and Frankie Marlow, local politicians and officials attend a Coney Island banquet given for Robert Vanella. • in 1927, Adolph Romano is shot to death while driving on Morris Avenue in the Bronx. • in 1930, Frank Milano of Cleveland is arrested in connection with the murders of Joe Porrello and Sam Tilocco. • in 1949, arrested in Italy, deported New York Mafia boss Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania is found to possess an addressbook containing Frank Sinatra's Hollywood home address. • in 1958, Vito Genovese and Vincent Gigante are arrested on narcotics charges. • in 1964, Chicago Outfit leader Paul Ricca appeals a deportation order. • in 1966, Salvatore 'Bill' Bonanno and eight others are sentenced to 30 days in jail and fines for refusing to cooperate with a grand jury probe into a Troutman Street gunfight. • in 1975, The New York Times reports that the Colombo Crime Family has entered into negotiations to end its war against the Gallo underworld faction. Image of Frank Milano.
On this date, July 06... • in 1901, Mafia-linked counterfeiter Candelero Bettini passes away in New York City. • in 1906, NYPD Detective Sergeant Petrosino arrests Ignazio Milone for the murder of Andre Fendi. • in 1909, Secret Service agents arrest New Yorkers Giuseppe Clemente, Luigi Clemente and Salvatore Milano for counterfeiting. • in 1926, Vito Genovese of Woodhaven, Queens, is shot and wounded in his apartment building. • in 1927, Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania is arrested for disorderly conduct and gambling. • in 1930, federal agent Dale Kearney is murdered in Aguilar CO while investigating racketeers. • in 1931, Larry 'Akron' Rubin of Cleveland is found murdered in his car northwest of Warren OH. • in 1946, the FBI arrests George 'Bugs' Moran and two accomplices in Kentucky, charging them with a string of bank robberies. • in 1959, Teamsters official Anthony Provenzano takes the Fifth Amendment 44 times in his appearance before the McClellan Committee. Northeast Pennsylvania boss Rosario 'Russell' Bufalino files appeal of deportation order. Image of Anthony Provenzano.
On this date, July 05... • in 1853, William 'Bill the Butcher' Poole engages in a physical fight with a police officer inside a New York City courtroom. • in 1881, escaped Sicilian bandit Giuseppe Esposito is apprehended by Detective David Hennessy in New Orleans. • in 1887, Whyo Gang member Owen Bruen is charged with shooting at two New York Police officers. • in 1903, gang leader 'Yakey Yake' Brady announces he is leaving Manhattan and will remain in Jersey City NJ. • in 1928, a large and lavish funeral for murdered Brooklyn crime boss Frankie Yale begins with services at St. Rosalia Church. • in 1930, Cleveland Mafia boss Joseph Porrello and aide Sam Tilocco are murdered in the doorway of Frank Milano's restaurant. • in 1957, Joseph Valachi is indicted in connection with the sale of heroin six years earlier. • in 1995, in an interview with the FBI, attorney Frank Ragano withdraws his offer to take a lie-detector test about information in his 'Mob Lawyer' book relating to Mafia involvement in the John Kennedy and Jimmy Hoffa assassinations. Image of Joseph Porrello.
On this date, July 04... • in 1857, a daylong riot on Manhattan's Lower East Side leaves scores of casualties among local police and rival gangs, Roche Guards ('Dead Rabbits') and Bowery Boys. • in 1895, Waterbury CT Mafia leader Antonio Spadola is suspected of shooting Nicolo Errico. • in 1903, the Paradise Social Club gang of New York's Five Points area battles with police at Mulberry Bend. • in 1914, a bomb-making accident results in an explosion at an East Harlem apartment building. • in 1928, New York police announce they have recovered a shotgun, an automatic pistol and a fully loaded Thompson submachine gun in the auto abandoned by Frankie Yale's killers. • in 1931, Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania, Joseph Biondo and Tommy Lucchese are arrested as suspicious persons at the Stribling-Schmeling boxing match in Cleveland. • in 1934, racketeer 'Colorado Joe' Morreale is found murdered near Endicott NY. • in 1938, Alphonso Attardi enters Leavenworth KS federal prison to serve a narcotics sentence. • in 1950, authorities learn that deported Sylvestro Carolla has returned to New Orleans. • in 1966, Tampa boss Santo Trafficante visits Carlos Marcello in New Orleans. Image of Sylvestro Carolla.
On this date, July 03... • in 1905, John 'Little Chick' Bruno is charged with the murder of Manhattan gangster 'Eat 'Em Up Jack' McManus. • in 1906, future Cleveland boss Dr. Giuseppe Romano first arrives in Ohio. • in 1913, the Chicago government revokes licenses of 17 'disorderly saloons,' including one operated by John Torrio. • in 1921, John Torrio is best man at the Manhattan church wedding ceremony of pal 'Roxie' Vanella. • in 1939, Joseph Armone of New York City begins serving prison sentences for robbery and weapons possession. • in 1943, federal prosecutors in New York charge that Chicago racketeers in control of the motion picture operators union have extorted the movie industry. • in 1957, Joseph Valachi is charged with narcotics offenses. • in 1958, U.S. Senator McClellan, leader of the Senate rackets committee, calls for the creation of a permanent federal crime commission. New York crime boss Tommy Lucchese testifies before the McClellan Committee. • in 1962, on the same day Youngstown OH car-bomb victim William Naples is buried, police raid Naples family homes and seize weapons. Image of John Torrio.
On this date, July 02... • in 1913, Martin Madden is sentenced to four years for felony weapons possession. • in 1921, Arnold Rothstein and Johnny Torrio are noted among the 90,000 attendees of the Dempsey-Carpentier prizefight at Jersey City NJ. • in 1924, NYPD detectives arrest James Santuccio, John Stoppelli, Michael Piazzo and Joseph Bruno for attempting to rob the safe at Star Theatre. • in 1929, with family approval, Dr. Giuseppe Romano is appointed executor of the estate of murdered Cleveland boss 'Black Sam' Todaro. • in 1931, Dutch Schultz is acquitted of felonious assault. • in 1934, Paul Castellano is arrested for robbing a Hartford CT store. • in 1936, Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania is transfered from Sing Sing Prison to Clinton State Prison in Dannemora NY. • in 1952, Johnny 'Roberts' Robilotto of Greenwich Village, Manhattan, is arrested as suspect in the murder of Willie Moretti. • in 1958, Mafia bosses Joseph Profaci and Vito Genovese appear before the Senate's McClellan Committee and invoke the Fifth Amendment many times. • in 1959, Chicago Outfit leader Paul Ricca begins a three-year tax evasion sentence. • in 1970, Anthony Accardo and Paul Ricca of Chicago are summoned to a Los Angeles investigation into casino-skimming operations. • in 2010, Seattle underworld figure Frank Colacurcio dies at the age of 93. Image of Paul Ricca.
On this date, July 01... • in 1909, Congress makes its first appropriation for the new Bureau of Investigation (BOI). • in 1915, Monk Eastman pleads guilty to robbing an Albany NY home and is sentenced to nearly three years in prison. • in 1922, imprisoned East Harlem gangster John Russomano receives a pardon from Governor Miller. • in 1925, John 'Bum' Rodgers of New York is indicted for extortion, assault and illegal weapons possession. • in 1928, Frank Yale is fatally shot while driving his car in Brooklyn. • in 1930, Giuseppe Micello, friend of the late Frankie Yale and Giuseppe Piraino, is shot to death in Brooklyn. • in 1932, James Licavoli, wanted in Michigan on a murder charge, is arrested at a baseball game in Ohio. • in 1935, Thomas E. Dewey is appointed as special prosecutor for vice and racketeering in Manhattan. • in 1942, a U.S. appeals court upholds the income tax evasion conviction of New Jersey racketeer Enoch 'Nucky' Johnson. • in 1962, Youngstown OH racketeer William 'Billy' Naples is killed in a Sunday night car-bombing. • in 1963, Mafia information from Nicola Gentile's autobiographical manuscript is shared with FBI field offices. • in 1985, two more defendants, Carmine Persico and Stefano Canone, are added to the nine already charged in the Commission Case. • in 2009, Carmen DiNunzio of Boston pleads guilty to bribery charges. • in 2010, New England mafioso Peter Limone pleads no contest to gambling and loansharking. Image of Frank Yale.
On this date, June 30... • in 1902, Giuseppe Gerachi dies, becoming the fourth victim of a fight at Antonio Luciano's grocery in New Orleans. • in 1914, 'Chicago Joe' Buonomo, convicted of murder, is hanged at Connecticut State Prison. • in 1920, Ignazio Lupo is paroled from Atlanta Federal Prison after serving a third of his 30-year counterfeiting sentence. • in 1926, at the murder trial of Anthony Paretti, convicted Camorra killers Leopoldo Lauritano, Allessandro Volero and Pellegrino Morano refuse to testify against the defendant. • in 1928, Lorenzo Lupo, Cleveland bootlegger and slot machine racketeer, is shot to death. In Manhattan, Louis Cerasulo is fatally shot. • in 1933, Joseph 'Socks' Lanza is arrested in Manhattan for extortion, coercion and conspiracy. • in 1935, New York Governor Lehman recommends the appointment of Thomas Dewey as special prosecutor in New York City. • in 1937, Frank Callace, Anthony Valenti and Rosario Cali are indicted for running an unregistered distillery. • in 1971, the Florida Supreme Court rules unconstitutional a 1969 law targeting corporations with known racketeers as officers or directors. • in 2006, a federal judge discards racketeering-murder convictions against 'Mafia Cops' Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa because the statute of limitations has expired. Image of Lorenzo Lupo.
On this date, June 29... • in 1900, counterfeiters Calogero Meggiore, Henry Thompson and William Green are sentenced to prison. • in 1921, Arthur 'Dutch Schultz' Flegenheimer is arrested under the name Charles Harmon and charged, along with Thomas Walsh and Pasquale Brissetti, with stealing auto tires and assault. • in 1927, responding to the confession of gangster Celestino Madeiros, Massachusetts Governor Alvan Fuller grants a 30-day postponement for the execution of convicted murderers Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. • in 1929, Judge John E. Walsh of Philadelphia denies Al Capone requests for a new trial and for release on bail during appeal. • in 1938, a jury finds Charles Sberna and Salvatore Gati guilty of the September 1937 killing of New York Patrolman John Wilson. • in 1943, during service in the Army, Albert Anastasia obtains U.S. citizenship. • in 1950, Carmine Clementi, known to Joseph Valachi as 'Dolly Dimples,' dies in prison at Dannemora. • in 2010, Montreal mafioso Agostino Cuntrera and his bodyguard are shot to death in a daylight attack. Image of Dutch Schultz.
On this date, June 28... • in 1899, Rosario Dispenza of Ciminna, Sicily, arrives in New York on his way to joining Spatafora relatives in Chicago. • in 1902, Stella Frauto is received at the women's prison in Auburn NY to serve her counterfeiting sentence. • in 1906, a hatchet murder victim discovered at Yonkers NY is identified as Andrea Fendi of East Harlem. • in 1933, Profaci Crime Family member Cassandro 'Tony the Chief' Bonasera marries Sarah DiCarlo, sister of Buffalo mafioso Joseph DiCarlo. • in 1940, politically connected Brooklyn gangster Joseph Sergi is indicted for perjury, forgery and bail bond fraud. • in 1949, Meyer Lansky and his wife are visited by racketeer Michael Lascari as they depart from New York on an ocean liner bound for Italy. • in 1961, Frank Costello completes a sentence for contempt of court and is released from New York's Rikers Island Prison. • in 1962, Joseph Valachi confesses to the killing of fellow Atlanta prisoner John Joseph Saupp. • in 1966, Paul Vario Sr. is arrested as the leader of a $30 million a year policy and bookmaking ring in New York. • in 1971, Joseph Colombo, New York crime boss and founder of the Italian-American Civil Rights League, is shot and critically wounded at his second Italian-American Unity Day rally in Manhattan. Image of Joseph Colombo.
On this date, June 27... • in 1902, Stella Frauto, 40, is sentenced to three and a half years in prison for counterfeiting. • in 1906, a man's body, apparently murdered by hatchet blows, is found in a field at Yonkers NY. • in 1908, visiting Sicilian mafioso Raffaele Palizzolo is honored with a dinner at the Hotel Astor in Manhattan. • in 1920, an elaborate funeral is held on Manhattan's Lower East Side for Anthony 'Eddie Dyke' Bellantoni. • in 1929, four visiting Boston men are taken for questioning in New York about the murder of Frank Marlow. • in 1933, Lottie Kreisberger Coll, Silvio Ventre and Alfred Guarino are charged with the Bronx murder of Millie Schwartz. • in 1934, Youngstown OH racketeer Sandy Naples begins a 10-to-20-year sentence for robbery. • in 1942, Brooklyn Assistant D.A. Burton Turkus announces that Jack Parisi has been indicted for killing Morris Diamond and Irving Penn. • in 1946, Joseph Barbara is convicted of illegal sugar acquisition and is fined $5,000. • in 1951, Narcotics Agent Charles Siragusa tells the Senate Crime Investigating Committee that deported Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania runs an international drug ring. • in 1963, Charles, Orlando and Ronald Carabbia of Struthers OH and others are charged with tax violations connected with gaming machine operations. • in 1986, a private funeral service is held in Cook County IL for murdered brothers Anthony and Michael Spilotro. Image of Joseph Barbara.
On this date, June 26... • in 1896, Candelero Bettini is convicted of counterfeiting in New York federal court. • in 1906, the male victim of a hatchet murder is discovered in a field at Yonkers NY. • in 1916, Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania is sent to prison on a narcotics conviction. • in 1929, Al Capone files appeal of his weapons conviction in Philadelphia. • in 1945, Rhode Island's Supreme Court drops an indictment against Raymond Patriarca for acting as an accessory in 1930 killings at a state prison. • in 1947, a very brief, private funeral service is held in Los Angeles for murdered racketeer Ben Siegel. • in 1951, a Los Angeles jury convicts Jack Dragna of resorting and lewd behavior. • in 1957, a number of mafiosi, including John LaRocca, Patsy Sciortino and Sam, Patsy, Al and Joseph Monachino, register for rooms at the Arlington Hotel in Binghamton NY. • in 1962, a federal grand jury at Atlanta indicts Joseph Valachi for committing murder in a federal prison. • in 1963, Eugene Smaldone of Denver begins an 18-month sentence at La Tuna TX federal prison for interstate gambling. • in 1970, Sylvestro Carollo of New Orleans dies after a heart attack. • in 1973, Anthony Spilotro is acquitted of murder by a Chicago jury. • in 1986, a wake for the murdered Spilotro brothers is attended by Chicago mobsters Ernest Infelice, Joseph Ferriola and Louis Marino. Image of Jack Dragna.
On this date, June 25... • in 1903, Tommaso Petto is indicted for the Manhattan murder of Benedetto Madonia. • in 1908, New York police officers called to investigate a Black Hand bombing allegedly extort $32 from the victim. • in 1920, brothers Frank and Joseph Morelli of Rhode Island begin Atlanta Prison sentences for violations of interstate commerce. • in 1932, New York Democratic leader Albert Marinelli travels to Chicago accompanied by Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania. • in 1945, a funeral Mass is held at Manhattan's Old St. Patrick's Cathedral for Thomas 'Tommy Dyke' Bellantoni. • in 1952, tax liens for $940,471 are filed against property of New Jersey racketeer Abner Zwillman. • in 1967, New England boss Raymond Patriarca is arrested for conspiring to murder Willie Marfeo. • in 1969, Lucchese family mafiosi Carmine Tramunti, Paul Vario Sr., Paul Vario Jr. and others are indicted by a Nassau County grand jury for hampering an organized crime investigation. • in 1993, former Rochester boss Samuel 'Red' Russotti dies in federal prison at Milan MI. Image of Carmine Tramunti.
On this date, June 24... • in 1922, interrogation techniques known as the 'third degree' are declared illegal in Illinois. • in 1923, New Orleans Mafia leader Silvestro Carollo is arrested on a narcotics charge. • in 1929, the body of murdered New York racketeer 'Frankie Marlow' Curto is thrown from a car in Flushing, Queens. • in 1935, Governor Herbert Lehman recommends New York County District Attorney William Dodge appoint a special prosecutor to combat organized crime. • in 1942, a New York judge dismisses a 4-year-old taxicab racketeering indictment against Joseph Biondo due to the continued absence of a key witness. • in 1946, a banquet is held at Manhattan's Hotel Diplomat to welcome home Vito Genovese. In Chicago, independent race wire racketeer James Ragen is shot & mortally wounded. • in 1952, Frank and Anthony Abbatemarco plead guilty in Brooklyn to running an illegal lottery. • in 1962, Atlanta Prison inmate John Joseph Saupp, victim of a Joseph Valachi beating, dies of his injuries. In Union City NJ, Anthony Provenzano is injured in a 12-foot fall into an open elevator shaft. • in 1970, a building contractor tells a New Jersey jury that mafioso Anthony 'Tony Boy' Boiardo is the real boss of Newark. • in 1986, Chicago's Catholic archdiocese denies a church funeral for the murdered Spilotro brothers. • in 1991, former Bonanno Crime Family boss Philip 'Rusty' Rastelli dies at age 73. Image of Philip Rastelli.
On this date, June 23... • in 1919, Michael Gallo of Syracuse NY confesses to killing Donato Scarafino. • in 1920, Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter begins a prison sentence for attempted burglary. • in 1923, Jeremiah Bohan is released after serving 17 months of a 3-year-10-month term for killing Monk Eastman. • in 1932, police question Owen Madden and Salvatore Spitale about the Brooklyn murder of rum-runner Charles Higgins. • in 1952, Anthony Messina, also known as Tony Mangano, is found murdered in Baltimore. • in 1953, immigration agents arrest and plan to deport New York racketeer Louis 'Dutch Goldberg' Shomberg. • in 1958, a federal jury acquits Jimmy Hoffa and two codefendants of illegal wiretapping. • in 1969, a New Jersey commission subpoenas suspected leaders of the DeCavalcante Crime Family. • in 1976, a federal grand jury in New Jersey indicts Anthony Provenzano, Salvatore Briguglio, Harold Konigsberg and George Vangelakos for kidnapping and killing Union City NJ Teamsters official Anthony Castellito. • in 1986, autopsies confirm the identities of two discovered corpses as brothers Anthony and Michael Spilotro. • in 1992, Gambino boss John J. Gotti and his lieutenant Frank Locascio are sentenced to life in prison for racketeering and murder. • in 2014, the press reports that a recent police wiretap overheard Domenico Palazzotto bragging that his great-uncle Paolo Palazzotto was the 1909 murderer of NYPD Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino. Image of John J. Gotti.
On this date, June 22... • in 1915, a Trumbull County OH grand jury indicts Fedele Penna for the 1914 killing of Angelo Romagnini. • in 1925, Owen Madden appears in New York federal court following the forced closure of his Cotton Club. • in 1931, the elaborate funeral of Danny Iamascia draws thousands of spectators to Bronx NY streets. • in 1937, John Masseria, brother of the late 'Joe the Boss,' is murdered in Manhattan. Ciro Terranova agrees to surrender his mansion in Pelham Manor NY to creditors. • in 1951, Joseph Corbo and Rudolph Santobello get life sentences for killing NYPD Officer Alfred Loreto. • in 1953, Abner Zwillman of New Jersey surrenders to federal agents on tax evasion charges. • in 1957, hundreds gather in the Bronx for the funeral of murdered Frank Scalise. • in 1959, Santo Trafficante Jr. is released from Cuban detention center to attend his daughter's Havana wedding. • in 1962, Joseph Valachi savagely beats fellow Atlanta Prison inmate John Joseph Saupp with a metal pipe. • in 1974, Colombo Crime Family members Thomas Barbusca and John Coiro are murdered in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. • in 1986, an Indiana farmer discovers a fresh grave containing the bodies of Anthony and Michael Spilotro. • in 2011, longtime fugitive James 'Whitey' Bulger of Boston is arrested in Santa Monica CA. • in 2018, former New England Mafia boss Frank Salemme and Paul Weadick are convicted of the 1993 killing of a government witness. Image of John Masseria.
On this date, June 21... • in 1915, Vincenzo Zenjazo, 26, is arrested in Boston in connection with the shooting death of Girolamo Messina, 40. • in 1917, Joseph Aiello and Salvatore LaFata are charged in Utica NY with shooting Antonio Gagliano • in 1919, Donato Scarafino of Syracuse NY, awaiting trial for extortion, is shot and killed by Michael Gallo. • in 1931, John Saricelli, associated with Dutch Schultz, is killed at his Bronx home. • in 1937, bail is forfeited and a warrant is issued as Jacob Shapiro fails to report in New York Federal Court. • in 1940, Ignazio 'Jack' Dragna files an ultimately unsuccessful naturalization petition in Los Angeles. • in 1945, former Kansas City mobster Carl Carramusa is shotgunned to death at Chicago. • in 1949, Benedetto Macri and John Giusto are indicted for the Manhattan knife murder of union organizer William Lurye. • in 1953, former Cleveland boss Frank Milano is arrested for immigration violation. • in 1961, Raymond Patriarca sues the Providence Journal-Bulletin for libel. J. Edgar Hoover writes to FBI field offices describing organized crime's ruling Commission and urging the development of upper level sources within the syndicate. • in 2007, attorneys deliver opening statements in the Chicago 'Family Secrets' trial. • in 2010, Bonanno capodecina Joseph Sammartino, believed to be part of the family ruling panel, pleads guilty to federal loansharking charges. Image of Jacob Shapiro.
On this date, June 20... • in 1900, Margaret Callahan of East Harlem is arrested for involvement in the Morello-Meggiore counterfeiting racket. • in 1918, pleading guilty to manslaughter, Ralph Daniello receives a suspended sentence, his reward for testifying against fellow Brooklyn Camorra members. Manhattan gangster Ludwig 'Dutch' Augustine gets six years in prison for attempted robbery. • in 1920, brothers Fred, Frank and Pasquale Morelli of Providence RI begin Atlanta Federal Prison sentences for conspiracy and interstate commerce law violations. • in 1935, Rocco Germano sues Elizabeth Maranzano, widow of former Mafia boss of bosses Salvatore Maranzano, for the value of an upstate New York farm taken by her husband without payment in 1929. • in 1945, former Manhattan gangster 'Tommy Dyke' Bellantoni dies in Albany NY. • in 1947, Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel is assassinated at the Beverly Hills, CA, home of girlfriend Virginia Hill. • in 1950, during an appearance in Providence RI, Sen. Estes Kefauver announces that his committee will investigate Raymond Patriarca of Providence, Philip Buccola of Boston and Frank Iaconi of Worcester MA. • in 1953, U.S. immigrant agents question former Cleveland boss Frank Milano about his long stays in Mexico. • in 1989, hundreds attend a New Haven CT funeral for New England underworld big shot William Grasso. Image of Frank Milano.
On this date, June 19... • in 1911, federal appeals court affirms convictions of Giuseppe Morello, Ignazio Lupo and six others for counterfeiting. • in 1923, Vincent Salemi, in-law to the Morello-Terranova family, is shot to death in Manhattan. • in 1931, Dutch Schultz is indicted for assaulting police officers and criminal possession of a revolver. • in 1932, rum-runner Charles 'Vannie' Higgins is murdered in Brooklyn. • in 1945, James Licavoli is arrested in Cleveland in connection with a Toledo murder investigation. • in 1953, Stephen Franse, manager of Greenwich Village nightclubs, is murdered in the Bronx on orders from Vito Genovese. • in 1958, John Earle dies in New York of gunshot wounds suffered the previous day. In Boston, waterfront racketeer John 'Fats' Buccelli is killed. • in 1959, a Tampa FL newspaper reports that Cuban authorities have confined Santo Trafficante in their Triscornia facility. • in 1973, Francis P. Salemme is sentenced to 28 to 30 years for the car-bombing of a Massachusetts attorney. • in 1975, former Chicago crime boss Sam Giancana is shot to death at his home in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park. • in 2000, Philadelphia faction leader Harry Riccobene, 90, dies of cancer in state prison. • in 2007, jury selection begins for Chicago's 'Family Secrets' trial. Image of Sam Giancana.
On this date, June 18... • in 1912, East Harlem gangster Aniello Prisco is arrested in connection with the murder of Pasquarella Spinelli. • in 1914, factions within the Gophers Gang engage in a gunfight on Manhattan's 20th Street between 9th and 10th avenues. • in 1921, police raid three gambling houses on Commerce Street in Dallas. • in 1931, Danny Iamascia, bodyguard to Dutch Schultz, is killed in a shootout with New York police at Fifth Avenue and 102nd Street. Schultz is arrested for assault and weapons possession. Police capture underworld leader Pete Carlino near Pueblo CO. • in 1936, convicted of compulsory prostitution, Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania is sentenced to 30-50 years in prison. • in 1950, columnist Walter Winchell aids in the surrender of murder suspect Benedetto Macri. • in 1951, Eddie Coco is sentenced to life in prison for a Florida homicide. • in 1955, future Gambino Crime Family gangster Michael DiLeonardo is born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. • in 1956, mobster Girolamo Adamo of San Diego shot and wounded his wife and fatally shot himself after learning she had an affair with Los Angeles crime boss Frank DeSimone. • in 1958, New York waterfront racketeer John M. Earle is shot three times at a Manhattan cafeteria. • in 1963, Nicholas Getch and Joseph Cardiello are killed in the Gallo-Profaci war. • in 1967, Gerald Covelli, former Chicago crime figure, is killed in a car explosion near his Encino CA home. • in 1985, 'Little Joe' Regino, former gambling racketeer in the Pittsburgh area, passes away. Image of Frank DeSimone.
On this date, June 17... • in 1911, Manhattan gang leader 'Chick' Tricker is shot and severely wounded in a Chatham Square saloon. • in 1918, three Brooklyn Camorra gunmen, who cooperated in the prosecutions of their bosses, are sentenced to prison for murder. • in 1921, Patsy Griffo is charged with the Coney Island murder of Ernesto Melchiorre, and Frankie Yale is taken into custody as a material witness. • in 1930, Al Capone's brother Ralph is sentenced to three years in prison for income tax fraud. • in 1932, Lottie Kreisberger Coll, identified as the wife of the late Vincent Coll, gets six months in the workhouse for illegal firearms possession. • in 1933, an FBI agent, three police officers and gangster Frank Nash are killed in a gunfight at Kansas City's Union Station. • in 1938, Jacob 'Gurrah' Shapiro is convicted of causing a reign of terror in the Manhattan fur-dressing industry. • in 1957, Gambino family big shot Frank Scalise is murdered at a market on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx. • in 1959, Joseph Barbara, Mafia leader in Endicott NY, dies of a heart attack. • in 1960, Joseph Valachi begins 15-year narcotics sentence at Atlanta Federal Prison. • in 1986, an arrest warrant is issued in Nevada for Anthony Spilotro, who is missing. • in 2013, FBI begins digging in a field north of Detroit in search of Jimmy Hoffa's remains. Image of Joseph Barbara.
On this date, June 16... • in 1857, while New York City and state officials quarrel about authority over the police department, street gangs engage in bloody battles on Bayard Street near the Bowery. • in 1928, authorities note that Al Capone has returned to his estate at Palm Island FL. • in 1931, Al Capone pleads guilty to tax evasion as part of a plea deal, but Judge James Wilkerson refuses to be bound by the deal. Guy Brock of Kansas City pleads guilty to bootlegging conspiracy. • in 1947, Sebastiano Nani and Ciro Gallo are questioned by San Francisco police about the murder of Nick DeJohn. • in 1953, FBI eavesdrops on a telephone conversation between Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa and New York mobster John Dioguardi. • in 1962, fearing a Mafia death sentence within the walls of Atlanta Federal Prison, Joseph Valachi asks to be put into solitary confinement. • in 1965, Youngstown OH racketeer Jasper 'Fats' Aiello is convicted of aiding illegal abortions. • in 1966, Sam Giancana of Chicago is observed meeting with Frank Balistrieri at a Milwaukee night club. • in 1986, Anne Spilotro reports to Chicago-area police that her husband Michael has been missing for two days. • in 1989, the body of New England Mafia leader William Grasso is found in a grassy area near the Connecticut River in Wethersfield CT. In Saugus MA, 'Cadillac Frank' Salemme is wounded in a mob assassination attempt. Image of William Grasso.
On this date, June 15... • in 1881, NYPD Captain Alexander 'Clubber' Williams returns to command in Manhattan's 'Tenderloin' precinct, soon makes use of Joseph Petrosino as informant and interpreter. • in 1908, Giuseppe Cardinale is found shot and stabbed to death near Brooklyn's Coffey Park. Future Chicago Outfit boss Sam Giancana is born in Cook County IL. • in 1928, parole ends Joseph Valachi's second term in Sing Sing Prison. • in 1929, an elaborate gangland funeral is held for murdered Cleveland Mafia boss Sam Todaro. • in 1930, exiting Leavenworth prison after a bootlegging term, James Licavoli says he will work for an uncle in Detroit. • in 1950, in the midst of an investigation into the June 5 murder of James Lumia, Tampa Police Chief J.L. Eddings announces his resignation. • in 1953, Youngstown OH racketeer Sandy Naples is granted early released from county jail for health reasons. • in 1957, Gaspare Messina, former Boston Mafia boss and former U.S. Mafia boss of bosses, dies of natural causes in Somerville, MA. • in 1973, a jury convicts mobster Francis Salemme of a 1968 car-bombing in Everett MA. • in 1974, casino executive Allen Glick gives Frank Balistrieri's sons an option to purchase half of the multi-million-dollar Argent Corporation for just $25,000. Image of Gaspare Messina.
On this date, June 14... • in 1899, future mobster Anthony Strollo is born in New York City. • in 1907, four members of a western Pennsylvania Black Hand group are convicted of robbery. • in 1908, Bonaventura Pinzolo is arrested as he places a Black Hand bomb in Manhattan. • in 1913, wanted in connection with a triple-murder, Oreste Shillitani surrenders to New York police. • in 1932, a federal grand jury indicts 45 members of a Wisconsin-Illinois-Michigan liquor syndicate. • in 1937, San Francisco crime boss Francesco Lanza dies of natural causes, leaving Anthony Lima in charge. • in 1939, Carmine Tramunti is sent to Sing Sing for parole violation after being arrested with Charles Albero, Eddie Coco and Frank Noto. In Massachusetts, Raymond Patriarca is charged with auto theft and payroll robbery in two different courtrooms. • in 1950, Jack Parisi, suspect in a 1939 murder, is discharged from Bronx County Court. • in 1954, Stephen 'Buck Jones' Casertano dies in New York. • in 1963, Gennaro Basciano of Brooklyn is charged with the killing of Vincent DiTucci. • in 1978, Anthony Provenzano and Harold Konigsberg are convicted of the 1961 New Jersey murder of Anthony Castellito. • in 1986, brothers Anthony and Michael Spilotro are fatally beaten by fellow members of the Chicago Outfit. • in 1991, Orlando Carabbia of Ohio begins a prison sentence for bribery. Image of Anthony Spilotro.
On this date, June 13... • in 1869, New Orleans police arrest a suspect in the April murder of local Mafia boss Raffaele Agnello. • in 1912, Charles Torti is brought to trial for the attempted murder of 'Big Jack' Zelig in Manhattan. • in 1925, Chicago gangster Mike Genna and two police officers are killed in a gunfight. Wanted in connection with the recent murder of August Rini, John Bazzano surrenders to Cleveland police. • in 1933, Louis Cipolla, Charles Calabrese and Salvatore Tulumello, believed to be the killers of Sebastiano Domingo, are found bound and stabbed to death in a Manhattan apartment. • in 1946, Joseph Barbara is arrested by U.S. marshals for illegal acquisition of sugar. • in 1963, Larry Gallo of Brooklyn and his father Albert Gallo plead guilty to lying on a G.I. mortgage application. • in 1972, Ettore Coco is arrested in Florida for loan sharking. • in 1974, evidence surfaces that deceased New York Detective Joseph Nunziata, found dead two years earlier, was involved with Mafia drug smuggling. • in 1983, Luigi Manocchio of Providence is convicted of conspiracy and accessory to the 1968 murders of Rudolph Marfeo and Anthony Melei. • in 1986, brothers Anthony and Michael Spilotro are called to attend a meeting the following day. Image of Luigi Manocchio.
On this date, June 12... • in 1885, future U.S. mafioso Nicola Gentile is born in Siculiana, Sicily. • in 1902, at the wake of his murdered brother Salvador Luciano, Antonino Luciano of New Orleans brutally slays Bartolo Ferrara. • in 1922, press reports say Ignazio Lupo has been readmitted into the U.S. after weeks of detention at Ellis Island. • in 1925, John Bazzano of New Kensington PA is wanted by police in connection with the Cleveland murder of August Rini. • in 1926, Santo Trafficante of Tampa FL files petition for naturalization. • in 1931, Al Capone and dozens of others are indicted by a federal grand jury at Chicago for Prohibition violations. • in 1936, convicted of compulsory prostitution, Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania submits to a presentencing psychiatric examination. • in 1939, Raymond Patriarca is indicted in Massachusetts for armed robbery and assault. • in 1941, Manhattan racketeer John Stoppelli is sentenced to six months for bribing a government agent. • in 1958, Paul Ricca of Chicago is sentenced to nine years in prison and a $15,000 fine for tax evasion. • in 1963, Profaci crime family associate Vincent DiTucci is found shot to death in his car in Queens NY. Image of Vincent DiTucci.
On this date, June 11... • in 1900, Giuseppe Morello and Calogero Meggiore of East Harlem are formally charged with counterfeiting. • in 1901, 'Mock Duck' and four members of his Manhattan Tong are indicted for murder. • in 1902, New Orleans gang conflict takes the lives of Salvador Luciano and Vincenzo Ventura. • in 1908, New Orleans mafioso Vito DiGiorgio and others are believed responsible for the Black Hand bombing of a store. • in 1929, Cleveland boss Salvatore 'Black Sam' Todaro is shot to death as he approaches a parked car. • in 1930, Missouri Supreme Court affirms cop-killing convictions and death sentences for Tony Mangiaracina, Carl Nasello and John Messino. • in 1961, police pickup order is issued for Anthony Delsanter of Warren OH, suspect in the Mike Farah murder. • in 1963, Anthony 'Tony Pro' Provenzano is convicted of extortion in Newark NJ federal court. • in 1964, Nicholas Bianco and Larry Gallo are noted absent as new crime boss Joseph Colombo hosts an introductory meeting in Brooklyn. • in 1970, the bullet-riddled body of suspected informant Gino Albini is found in a parked car in Buffalo NY. A Brooklyn grand jury charges Natale Evola, Paul Sciacca, Philip Rastelli, Aniello Dellacroce, Nicholas Bianco and 30 other mobsters with contempt. • in 1973, Francis Salemme is tried for the 1968 car-bombing of a Massachusetts attorney. Image of Salvatore Todaro.
On this date, June 10... • in 1907, Tony Conti of Hillsville PA, believed to be an informant against the Black Hand, is fatally stabbed. • in 1927, the remains of murdered Pittsburgh bootlegger Luigi Lamendola are taken to Sicily for burial. • in 1930, defendants Angelo Lonardo and Dominic Sospirato both testify at trial for the murder of Cleveland Mafia boss Salvatore Todaro. • in 1936, Cleveland Mafia leader Dr. Giuseppe Romano is found murdered in the rear seat of his car. • in 1941, a federal grand jury in New Jersey indicts Enoch 'Nucky' Johnson for income tax evasion. • in 1946, unable to prosecute Vito Genovese for murder because a key witness has died, authorities release him. • in 1961, regional racketeer Mike Farah is shot to death on the front lawn of his Warren OH home. The Cleveland Mafia appoints Anthony Delsanter to control rackets in Youngstown OH area. • in 1963, FBI eavesdrops as New England boss Raymond Patriarca talks with friend Nicholas Bianco about the Gallo-Profaci War in Brooklyn. • in 1966, former Gambino Crime Family leader Joseph Biondo dies in New York City. • in 2002, Gambino Crime Family boss John Gotti, 61, dies of cancer at the Springfield MO Medical Center for Federal Prisoners. • in 2010, Rocco Maniscalco, grandson of former Mafia leader Harry Riccobene, is shot to death outside his South Philadelphia home. Image of John Gotti.