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John "Peanuts" Tronolone (December 12, 1910 − May 29, 1991) was an American mobster who succeeded crime boss James Licavoli as head of the Cleveland crime family.He was initially affiliated with a faction of the Buffalo crime family which was absorbed by the Cleveland family.
Great with the great. He showed with words and deeds that his Mafia was not criminal. It stood for respect for the law, defence of all rights, greatness of character: it was love." July–December – According to FBI reports, several meetings between Mafia leaders are observed in Los Angeles, California, Chicago, Illinois and Mountainside, New ...
Herbert Blitzstein, "Fat Herbie" (1934–1997), representing the Chicago Outfit; Marshall Caifano, representing the Chicago Outfit (1911–2003) Frank Cullotta, "The Las Vegas Boss" (1938-2020), representing the Chicago Outfit; Gus Greenbaum (1894–1958), representing the Chicago Outfit; John Roselli (1905–1976), representing the Chicago Outfit
January 17 – In the midst of the First Mafia War on Sicily, Mafia boss Salvatore La Barbera disappears.; January 23 – Angered by the kidnapping and murder of Kenosha vending machine distributor Anthony J. Biernat case, Wisconsin Governor John W. Reynolds, former state attorney general, says bluntly that organized crime has a strong network across the state, centered in Milwaukee, Kenosha ...
The bomb had been planted by Herbert Pate, while Amuso, Casso, and Vic's brother Robert watched from a parked car. [8] The target was allegedly Gambino boss John Gotti , who earlier, with DeCicco, had organized the murder of former boss Paul Castellano , without the permission of the Commission .
The U.S. Navy unveiled a photo of a warship's high-powered laser weapon in an annual report released last month. The image published in the Office of the Director, Operational Test & Evaluation's ...
The book outlines the rise and fall of 19th century gangs in New York City, prior to the domination of the Italian-American Mafia during Prohibition in the 1920s. Focusing on the saloon halls, gambling dens, and winding alleys of the Bowery and the Five Points district of Lower Manhattan, the book evokes the destitution and violence of a turbulent era, when colorfully named criminals like ...