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This list includes Italian American mobsters and organized crime figures by region and by American Mafia organization, both past and present. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items .
Peter Joseph Licavoli (June 7, 1902 – January 11, 1984), (nicknamed "Horseface" [1]) was an American organized crime figure in St. Louis, Missouri before moving to Detroit, Michigan. He controlled criminal operations in Detroit and Toledo, Ohio , throughout the Prohibition era .
This list includes Italian American mobsters and organized crime figures that operate in the United States, both past and present. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( April 2017 )
Thomas "Yonnie" Licavoli (February 9, 1904 – September 17, 1973) was an American gangster and bootlegger during Prohibition.Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Licavoli, along with brother Peter Joseph Licavoli and cousin James Licavoli, worked with Jewish gangsters to take over illegal gambling in St. Louis.
The Detroit Mafia also formed close links with Toledo, a major hub for bootlegged whiskey. [11] Following another period of internecine warfare in the Detroit Mafia known as the Crosstown Mob Wars in 1930 and 1931, the modern Detroit Partnership was formed, led by Angelo Meli , Joseph Zerilli , William "Black Bill" Tocco , John Priziola and ...
James "Big Jim" Colosimo (1878–1920), assassinated; Salvatore "Toto" D'Aquila (1878–1928), assassinated; Sebastiano DiGaetano (1862–?), disappeared in 1912 ...
This list includes gangsters and organized crime figures by area of operation/sphere of influence. Some names may be listed in more than one city. Some names may be listed in more than one city. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items .
A major gangland figure in Cleveland throughout the 20th century. At one time considered Public Enemy No. 1, he controlled the city's underworld until his murder by Danny Greene in 1975. [2] Herbert Blitzstein: No image available: 1934–1997 Loanshark and bookmaker for the Chicago Outfit during the 1950s and 1960s.