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The Detroit Mafia as a unified organization can be traced to the early 20th century "Motor City" mafiosi who came together to begin what was known by the early 1930s as the Detroit crime family or Detroit Partnership. Gaspar Milazzo was born in 1887 in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily.
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Shortly after his return to Detroit, Meli became involved in organized crime. He was a major crime figure who attempted to gain control of Detroit's coin machine industry. At age 24, with the financial backing of his uncle Angelo, successfully bought the Meltone Music and Jay-Cee Music Co with Peter Tocco, Michael Polizzi, and Raffaele Quasarano.
Angelo Meli was born on February 10, [1] 1897, in San Cataldo, Sicily, the youngest son of 13 children [2] born to Vincenzo Meli and Maria Antonia Gugaglio. [3] Meli immigrated to the United States at the age of 17, [4] settling in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to work as a coal miner. [2]
Marco Reginelli (Philadelphia family member based in South Jersey) (1897–1956) Giovanni Riggi, "John the Eagle" (1925–2015) Nicodemo Scarfo, "Little Nicky" (Philadelphia family member based in Atlantic City) (1929–2017) Giuseppe Schifilliti, "Pino" (born 1938) Gaetano Vastola, "Corky" (born 1928)
Hoffa, a legendary union leader, disappeared on 30 July 1975 while reportedly on his way to a meeting with Detroit mafia members. His body has never been found and he was declared legally dead in ...
The photo was introduced as evidence at the RICO trial of Detroit family hierarchy in 1998: Jack Tocco (center) along with Vito Giacalone (left) and Anthony Corrado (right).(Believed to be the only time such a meeting was ever witnessed/photographed by non-members of the Mafia.)
Joel Cacace, "Joe Waverly" (born 1941); Thomas Cacciopoli, "Tommy Sneakers", "Cacci" (born 1949); Jimmy Caci (1925–2011); Vincent Cafaro, "Fish" (born 1933 ...