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The first known Mafia boss of Milwaukee was Vito Guardalabene, who immigrated to the United States from Santa Flavia, Sicily in 1903 and became naturalized U.S. citizen in 1911. [5] Guardalabene was mentioned in the memoirs of Nicola Gentile as being "the king" of the Little Italy community in Milwaukee's Third Ward circa 1915. [ 6 ]
Frank Peter Balistrieri (May 27, 1918 – February 7, 1993) was the crime boss of the Milwaukee crime family from 1961 to 1993. He was a central figure in the skimming of Las Vegas casinos during the 1970s and 1980s, and served several prison sentences.
Carlo Peter Caputo (September 15, 1903 – November 6, 1993) was a Palermo-born purported Italian-American gangster and businessman based in Madison, Wisconsin. Early career [ edit ]
Balistrieri became the head of the Milwaukee Mafia through marriage. The boss's name was (John) Alioto at the time. And (Balistrieri) married his daughter. So Frank Balistrieri was put in as the head.
Mary Spicuzza and Bill Schulz of the Journal Sentinel give a sneak preview of their new podcast about the 1978 car bombing of August Palmisano and the Milwaukee Mafia.
For example, we detailed the lengths those in law enforcement went to to investigate a string of unsolved homicides believed to have been ordered by the Milwaukee Mafia in the 1970s.
August Palmisano (1928 – June 30, 1978), also known as Augie, was an American tavern owner.He owned Palmy's Bar, a tavern in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Palmisano was a reputed mobster and suspected informant.
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