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The Milwaukee crime family, also known as the Balistrieri crime family or the Milwaukee Mafia, was an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [1] The crime family was considered a branch of the Chicago Outfit .
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.
Felix Alderisio, "Milwaukee Phil" (1912–1971) Harry Aleman, "The Hook" ... List of Mafia crime families; List of mobsters by city; List of crime bosses
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.
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Felix Anthony "Milwaukee Phil" Alderisio (April 26, 1912 – September 25, 1971) was an American enforcer, bagman, hitman and burglar for the Chicago Outfit. He was underboss to Sam Giancana during the 1960s and boss from 1967 to his imprisonment in 1969.
2.2 Milwaukee crime family. 2.2.1 Boss/acting boss. ... This list includes Italian American mobsters and organized crime figures by region and by American Mafia ...
His family immigrated to the United States in 1904 along with the Balistrieri family (Frank Balistrieri would eventually lead the Milwaukee crime family). After the family settled in Milwaukee Bompensiero was born on October 29, 1905. As a child, he attended Andrew Jackson Elementary School in Milwaukee but dropped out after the third grade.