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RICO was instrumental in indicting members of The Cowboy Mafia from Texas, Tennessee and Florida. During 1977 and 1978, this group imported over 106 tons of marijuana. Using the shrimp boats Agnes Pauline , Monkey , Jubilee , and Bayou Blues , the group made six trips from Colombia to Texas.
The Georgia RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) Act is a law in the U.S. state of Georgia that makes a form of racketeering a felony. [1] Originally passed on March 20, 1980, it is known for being broader than the corresponding federal law, such as not requiring a monetary profit to have been made via the action for it to be a crime.
Ricardo Riquelme Vega, also known as El Rico, is a Chilean criminal, who had been convicted of ordering an assassination and laundering drug money. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Criminal career
The Mafia Commission Trial (in full, United States v. Anthony Salerno, et al ) [ 1 ] was a criminal trial before the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in New York City , United States, that lasted from February 25, 1985, until November 19, 1986.
The Eppolitos were related to 'Mafia Cop' Louis Eppolito. October 12 – Legitimate used car dealers Ronald Falcaro and Khaled Daoud are shot to death, dismembered and disposed of by the DeMeo Crew. They are murdered after Daoud threatened to provide law enforcement with information pertaining to an international auto-theft ring being operated ...
The American Mafia, [23] [24] [25] commonly referred to in North America as the Italian-American Mafia, the Mafia, or the Mob, [23] [24] [25] is a highly organized Italian-American criminal society and organized crime group.
James T. Licavoli (born Vincentio Licavoli; August 18, 1904 − November 23, 1985), also known as "Jack White" or "Blackie", was an American mobster based in Cleveland, Ohio, who became boss of the Cleveland crime family in 1976.
Dominic Phillip Brooklier (born Domenico Brucceleri; November 19, 1914 — July 18, 1984) was an American mobster and boss of the Los Angeles crime family of the Mafia during the mid-1970s who mainly worked in pornography, extortion, and gambling.