Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 ]
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.
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.
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.
[2] Frank Gagliano was a distant relative of Tommy Gagliano and the son of a deported mobster. He was also the cousin of mob boss Thomas Eboli 's chauffeur and bodyguard, future Genovese crime family underboss Dominick Alongi, who would later achieve notoriety when they were among the many mobsters arrested fleeing the famous 1957 Apalachin ...
Joe Pistone, or "Donnie Brasco," is famous for infiltrating the Mafia in New York in the '70s. Few are aware that he also worked undercover in Milwaukee. Joe Pistone, or "Donnie Brasco," is famous ...
A well-respected and trusted mobster, DeLuna maintained the family's close ties with the Chicago Outfit, the Frank Balistrieri family in Milwaukee, and the Cleveland family during the mob infiltration of several Las Vegas casinos in the mid-1970s. Artie Piscano (portrayed by Vinny Vella) in the film Casino was based in large part on Carl DeLuna.
In July 2011, he became the official boss of the Gambino crime family. His ascension was seen as a return to the old-fashioned way of running a Mafia family. [9] [10] He replaced Peter Gotti, who had been sentenced to life imprisonment in 2002 while a series of acting bosses and ruling panels was used to run the family. This also marked the end ...