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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 16h

#OTD (Oct 12) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #PittstonPA #Brooklyn #LarchmontNY #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Oct 12...
• in 1909, Salvatore 'Sam' Lucchino of Pittston PA provides Secret Service with information on New York City counterfeiters.
• in 1920, Giuseppe Piraino is shot and wounded by police as he steals a shipment of alcohol on the Brooklyn waterfront.
• in 1928, William Flynn, former chief of the U.S. Secret Service and the Bureau of Investigation, dies at the age of 60 at his home in Larchmont NY.
• in 1930, Jack 'Legs' Diamond is seriously wounded by an unknown gunman at New York's Monticello Hotel.
• in 1936, following extortion charges, Ignazio Lupo's federal parole is formally revoked.
• in 1950, during testimony before a Senate committee, Meyer Lansky acknowledges associating with Frank Costello, Joe Adonis, Frank Erickson and Charles Fischetti.
• in 1957, mafiosi Joseph Bonanno, Carmine Galante and Santo Sorge arrive together at the Grand Hotel et Des Palmes in Palermo, Sicily, and are joined there by Bonanno's uncle John Bonventre.
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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 11/10/2026

#OTD (Oct 11) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #NiagaraFallsNY #Chicago #LasVegas #Cleveland #Milwaukee #Pittsburgh #Brooklyn #LasVegas #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Oct 11...
• in 1905, Brooklyn butcher Gaetano Costa, who refused Black Hand demands, is fatally shot.
• in 1924, Vincenzo DiLeonardo of Brooklyn and Paul Palmeri of Niagara Falls NY return to the U.S. aboard the S.S. Conte Rosso after a trip to Italy.
• in 1926, Al Capone is believed responsible for the killing of Earl 'Hymie' Weiss on Chicago's North Side.
• in 1930, bootlegger Pasquale Dauria is killed and his associate Frank Italiano is wounded in a Brooklyn drive-by shooting.
• in 1935, the body of 'Little Frankie' Teitelbaum, apparently murdered with an ax, is found in a trunk under the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge.
• in 1950, Meyer Lansky testifies before the Kefauver Committee. An attorney and a doctor tell the Kefauver Committee that Willie Moretti of New Jersey is hospitalized and cannot make his scheduled appearance before the committee.
• in 1966, New York crime boss Joe Colombo and underworld colleagues 'Johnny Bath Beach' Oddo, Lawrence Gallo, Albert Gallo, Salvatore 'Sammy the Assassin' Peritore and Joseph 'the Minx' Livoti are indicted for criminal contempt.
• in 1972, former Chicago boss Paul 'the Waiter' Ricca dies.
• in 1980, western New York mobster Joseph DiCarlo, 80, dies.
• in 1983, Las Vegas casino skimming indictments are unsealed against 15 defendants, including underworld bosses in Chicago, Cleveland & Milwaukee.
• in 2016, Pittsburgh area racketeer & FBI informant Chucky Porter passes away.
Image of Earl Weiss.

Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 10/10/2026

#OTD (Oct 10) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #QueensNY #WorcesterMA #Brooklyn #LasVegas #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Oct 10...
• in 1891, future Buffalo crime boss Stefano Magaddino is born in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily.
• in 1911, Giuseppe Costabile is convicted in New York of carrying a bomb.
• in 1925, Frank LaPuma is found murdered in New York City. Vito Genovese is arrested in Queens NY for homicide, later discharged.
• in 1927, Raymond L.S. Patriarca is arrested at Worcester MA for bootlegging.
• in 1928, boss of bosses Salvatore 'Toto' D'Aquila is shot to death in Manhattan. Mike Abbatemarco of Brooklyn is given an elaborate, well attended funeral.
• in 1930, Thomas Reggione of New York begins a lengthy prison sentence for armed robbery. Murdered Brooklyn mobster Carmelo Piraino is buried.
• in 1935, a federal grand jury at New York indicts Dutch Schultz on 11 counts of failing to file income tax returns.
• in 1957, New York crime boss Joseph Bonanno is observed in Italy, traveling under an alias and accompanied by four men.
• in 1963, an informant tells the FBI that mafiosi Tommy Eboli and Gerry Catena have paid Joseph Valachi's wife $10,000 to give the press negative information about her husband.
• in 1971, Frank Rosenthal becomes an employee of the Las Vegas Stardust at an annual salary of $190,000.
• in 1973, two New York television cameramen are beaten when they attempt to film the funeral for Paul Vario's son.
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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 09/10/2026

#OTD (Oct 09) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #Detroit #KansasCity #Chicago #NewOrleans #Brooklyn #Philadelphia #Massachusetts #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Oct 09...
• in 1911, reputed Black Hand gangster Giuseppe Costabile goes on trial in New York City for carrying a bomb.
• in 1913, Vito Adamo and Filippo Buccellato are brought to trial in Detroit for the murder of Carlo Callego.
• in 1918, brothers Peter and Joseph DiGiovanni are arrested for murder, but the charges are soon dropped.
• in 1925, federal investigators find no evidence of special jailhouses privileges provided to Johnny Torrio.
• in 1939, Frank Costello, Phil Kastel and two codefendants are indicted at New Orleans for income tax violations.
• in 1958, hoodlum Carmine Panariello is held as a material witness in the Brooklyn murder of John Robilotto.
• in 1961, the Philadelphia Crime Family holds an induction ceremony at the Buck Eye Athletic Club. Narcotics defendant Albert Agueci fails to appear for a scheduled court appearance in New York and is declared a fugitive.
• in 1963, Joseph Valachi testifies for a fifth and final time before the Senate McClellan Committee.
• in 1969, fugitives Francis Salemme and Stephen Flemmi are indicted for attempting to kill a Massachusetts attorney with a bomb.
• in 1974, Colombo Crime Family capodecina Dominick Scialo's body is found buried in a Brooklyn basement.
Image of Frank Costello

Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 08/10/2026

#OTD (Oct 08) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #NewCastlePA #Detroit #Brooklyn #Pittsburgh #BuffaloNY #ProvidenceRI #NewEngland #NewJersey #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Oct 08...
• in 1886, New York Whyos gang leader Daniel Driscoll is sentenced to death for killing Bridget 'Beezie' Garrity.
• in 1902, New York Assemblyman Tom Foley hosts a peace conference between the Eastman and Five Points gangs.
• in 1906, Pietro Romeo succumbs to gunshot wounds at New Castle PA after identifying Rocco Esposito as his killer.
• in 1918, former Giannola partner Peter Bosco is murdered at his Detroit garage.
• in 1928, Tony 'Marlow' Melillo dies in Manhattan of gunshot wounds suffered several days earlier.
• in 1930, Ignazio Lupo is thought responsible for the Brooklyn murder of Ruggerio 'Roger' Consiglio.
• in 1931, the remains of murdered Pittsburgh bootlegger Sam 'Toto' Amarosa are discovered in a roadside fire.
• in 1950, Venero Mangano of New York City is fined $200 for bookmaking.
• in 1951, thousands attend the New Jersy funeral of murdered mafioso Willie Moretti.
• in 1963, FBI surveillance overhears Buffalo crime boss Stefano Magaddino saying Joe Valachi will be murdered for informing.
• in 1968, Luigi Manocchio is charged as accessory to the April killings of Providence RI bookmakers Rudolph Marfeo and Anthony Melei.
• in 2008, A U.S. district judge reduces the prison sentence of Gaetano Milano, convicted of killing New England mafioso William Grasso.
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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 07/10/2026

#OTD (Oct 07) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #NewCastlePA #EastHarlem #UticaNY #BuffaloNY #Brooklyn #Pittsburgh #YoungstownOH #Chicago #WilliamsvilleNY #NewJersey #FarmingdaleNY #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Oct 07...
• in 1906, the deathbed statement of New Castle PA shooting victim Pietro Romeo implicates Calabrian racketeer Rocco Esposito.
• in 1915, East Harlem underworld leader Ippolito Greco is shot to death.
• in 1917, Salvatore LaFata, former Utica NY business partner of Joseph Aiello, is found murdered in Buffalo.
• in 1928, Brooklyn grocer Joseph Martorello is murdered.
• in 1931, Pittsburgh bootlegger Jack Palmere is fatally shot from behind. Rumrunners Bill Price and Skip Flanagan are found murdered in Brooklyn.
• in 1932, Angelo DiRenzo of Youngstown OH is sentenced to 25 years for the Pittsburgh assault and robbery of a postal clerk.
• in 1943, William Bioff testifies about a plot among Chicago Outfit leaders to extort the motion picture industry.
• in 1946, Venero Mangano of Manhattan is fined for bookmaking.
• in 1959, Gregory Scarpa is arrested for consorting with known criminals.
• in 1965, mobster Joseph DiCarlo is severely injured in a traffic accident in Williamsville NY.
• in 2008, human remains discovered in Farmingdale NY are identified by federal investigators as long-missing Colombo Crime Family leader William Cutolo Sr.
• in 2009, federal agents round up members and associates of the Bonanno Crime Family including reputed ruling council member Joseph Sammartino of New Jersey.
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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 06/10/2026

#OTD (Oct 06) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #Brooklyn #KansasCity #NewOrleans #Massachusetts #Cleveland #Philadelphia #FarmingdaleNY #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Oct 06...
• in 1928, just before dawn, the dead body of Brooklyn gangster Michael Abbatemarco is found in the driver's seat of his parked but still idling Nash coupe.
• in 1930, Carmelo Piraino, 23-year-old son of a murdered Mafia leader, is shot to death on 85th Street in Bath Beach, Brooklyn.
• in 1951, Anthony Ferrantelli of Kansas City passes away at age 74.
• in 1964, Carlos Marcello is indicted for bribing a juror.
• in 1966, Massachusetts mobster Joseph 'Baron' Barboza is arrested while in possession of a rifle, a pistol and a knife.
• in 1977, Cleveland racketeer Danny Greene is murdered in a car-bombing.
• in 1981, Philadelphia Crime Family associate John Calabrese is shot to death on Christian Street.
• in 2008, FBI agents searching for mob victims on a Farmingdale, Long Island, property, discover a body wrapped in a tarp.
Image of Carlos Marcello.

Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 05/10/2026

#OTD (Oct 05) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #Chicago #NewOrleans #ApalachinNY #Ohio #Brooklyn #Bronx #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Oct 05...
• in 1902, Chicago Mafia leader Mariano Zagone marries Biagia Spatafora, widow of Gioacchino Spatafora.
• in 1912, New York gang leader Jack Zelig is fatally shot while on a streetcar.
• in 1921, Brooklyn parole officer Louis Miller writes to President Warren Harding to request a conditional pardon that will allow paroled counterfeiter Ignazio Lupo to travel to Sicily.
• in 1925 Carmine Clemente begins 10-20-year sentence for a Bronx amusement park robbery.
• in 1928, Manhattan gangster Tony 'Marlow' Melillo suffers mortal gunshot wounds outside the Harding Hotel.
• in 1931, Vincent Coll is arraigned for the killing of a child in Harlem.
• in 1935, local and federal authorities in New Orleans arrest suspected leaders of a narcotics smuggling ring.
• in 1937, mafioso Nick Gentile is arrested on narcotics charges in New Orleans.
• in 1959, Joseph Barbara Jr., son of the Apalachin NY convention host, pleads guilty to criminal contempt of court.
• in 1960, the Ohio Supreme Court affirms the assault and battery conviction of Mike Farah.
• in 1976, John Cutrone is shot to death during a robbery of a Brooklyn luncheonette.
Image of Ignazio Lupo.

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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 04/10/2026

#OTD (Oct 04) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #Pittsburgh #Detroit #RochesterNY #Chicago #Pennsylbania #BuffaloNY #CliffsideParkNJ #Brooklyn #Bronx #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory@fedigroups.social

On this date, Oct 04...
• in 1919, Pittsburgh murder suspects Orazio Leone, J.C. Catalano and Philip Catalano are released on bail.
• in 1921, claiming harassment, Detroit gangster Chester LaMare obtains a court order to prevent metropolitan police from arresting him without cause.
• in 1923, Governor Alfred Smith pardons Rochester NY resident Joseph Lodato, who served three years in prison for extortion.
• in 1929, Chicago Outfit boss Al Capone fails in his third courtroom try to win release from Pennsylvania prison.
• in 1930, future mafioso Sam Pieri is arrested in Buffalo for shoplifting.
• in 1931, Vincent Coll, girlfriend Lottie Kreisberger and others are arrested at the Cornish Arms hotel in Manhattan.
• in 1951, Willie Moretti, a key player in New Jersey rackets, is shot to death in Joe's Restaurant in Cliffside Park NJ.
• in 1957, James Hoffa overwhelmingly wins presidency of Teamsters union.
• in 1961, Joseph Magnasco of the Gallo gang is fatally shot in Brooklyn while attempting to kidnap Profaci Crime Family crew leader Harry Fontana.
• in 1982, Frank Rosenthal survives a Las Vegas car-bombing.
• in 2018, Bonanno family associate Sylvester Zottola is shot to death at a Bronx McDonald's restaurant.
Image of Willie Moretti.

Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 03/10/2026

#OTD (Oct 03) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #Brooklyn #BuffaloNY #Detroit #FortLeeNJ #Chicago #Florida #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Oct 03...
• in 1903, Joseph Valachi is born Giuseppe Vilacio in New York City.
• in 1905, Vito Laduca is arrested in Baltimore in connection with a Brooklyn NY kidnapping.
• in 1912, Harlem racketeer Aniello Prisco is arrested for the Sept. 3 killings of Tony Zaccaro and Giuseppe Jacco.
• in 1914, Monk Eastman is arrested for vagrancy in Buffalo NY, and a city court orders him to leave the community.
• in 1921, arriving in New York traffic court on a speeding charge, Joseph 'Joe Peppe' Viserti is recognized as a homicide suspect and charged with the killing of Joseph Lagumina.
• in 1931, Elmer Macklin is arrested in Detroit for the murder of Chester LaMare.
• in 1951, the Fort Lee NJ chief of police is indicted for failing to investigate gambling complaints against Willie Moretti and Joe Adonis.
• in 1962, a federal jury acquits Chicago underworld leader Tony Accardo of tax fraud.
• in 1973, Salvatore Anastasio, Catholic priest and author of a book about his murdered brother Albert Anastasia, passes away in Italy.
• in 2008, a federal jury convicts Vincent Artuso and three south Florida associates of racketeering and other charges.
Image of Tony Accardo.

Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 02/10/2026

#OTD (Oct 02) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #Detroit #Pittsburgh #BayShoreNY #DearbornMI #KansasCity #FortWorthTX #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Oct 02...
• in 1919, gang boss Salvatore Giannola is shot to death in Detroit. In Pittsburgh, Orazio Leone, J.C. Catalano and Philip Catalano are charged as accessories to murder and committed to jail without bail.
• in 1921, Tommy Lucchese and John Spina are arrested at Bay Shore NY for auto theft.
• in 1926, after spending time in Sicily, mafioso Nicola Gentile returns to New York aboard the S.S. Roma.
• in 1930, Frank Catania of Dearborn MI confesses to the accidental fatal shooting of gangster Frank Marino.
• in 1931, Coll gangsters are believed responsible for the killing of Dutch Schultz aide Joe Mullens.
• in 1963, Joseph Valachi tells a Senate rackets committee that gangster Red Levine admitted a role in the 1931 assassination of Salvatore Maranzano.
• in 1974, after reviewing portions of The Last Testament of Lucky Luciano, the FBI dismisses the work as a complete fraud.
• in 1994, former Kansas City mafioso Carl J. Civella dies in federal custody in Fort Worth TX.
Image of Carl Civella.

Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 01/10/2026

#OTD (Oct 01) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #Chicago #NewEngland #FarmingdaleNY #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Oct 01...
• in 1892, future U.S. mafioso Paul Palmeri is born in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily.
• in 1897, future U.S. Mafia boss Giuseppe Profaci is born in Villabate, Sicily.
• in 1926, Chicago gang leader Al Capone is arrested for bootlegging.
• in 1931, relatives identify the remains of a 'torch murder' victim found at Arthursburg NY as Pasquale Canizio of Brooklyn.
• in 1963, Attorney General Robert Kennedy announces that turncoat mafioso Joseph Valachi will be used as a government witness in federal criminal trials.
• in 1964, New England boss Raymond L.S. Patriarca instructs his underlings to have no involvement with Joseph Bonanno or any of his people, as they have been cast out by the Commission.
• in 1966, 'Trigger Mike' Coppola passes away.
• in 2008, FBI agents begin digging for suspected mob murder victims at Farmingdale, Long Island.
• in 2009, two sets of law enforcement raids targeting the Lucchese Crime Family of New York result in 29 arrests.
Image of Mike Coppola.

Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 30/09/2026

#OTD (Sep 30) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #Pittsburgh #Boston #BronxNY #Brooklyn #RhodeIsland #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 30...
• in 1886, New York Whyos gang leader Daniel Driscoll is convicted of the murder of Bridget Garrity.
• in 1901, Sicilian mafioso Vito Cascioferro arrives in New York aboard the S.S. La Champagne from France.
• in 1908, the Italian consul in New York presents gold watches to Joseph Petrosino and Anthony Vachris of NYPD for helping bring Italian fugitives to justice.
• in 1919, Pittsburgh newspapers publish a Joseph Cusumano statement, denying that his murdered boss Gregorio Conti had a role in a recent fraudulent liquor sale.
• in 1922, Boston gangster Joseph Simboli is found stabbed to death.
• in 1925, Carmine Clementi gets 10-20 years in prison for a Bronx NY amusement park robbery.
• in 1935, Joseph Amberg and associate Morris Kessler are shot to death in Brooklyn. Salvatore Fontana of Profaci Crime Family disappears in South Brooklyn.
• in 1958, a New York appeals court upholds a contempt sentence against Frank Costello.
• in 1979, Charles V. Carollo of Kansas City passes away at age 77.
• in 1985, Rhode Island Mafia leader Luigi Manocchio is released on bail to await a new trial on conspiracy and accessory to murder charges.
• in 1997, mob associate Peter Savino, who testified against Genovese boss Vincent Gigante, dies at age 55 while in the federal witness security program.
Image of Cascioferro.

Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 29/09/2026

#OTD (Sep 29) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #NewOrleans #California #Wisconsin #DearbornMI #Detroit #Brooklyn #YoungstownOH #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 29...
• in 1878, Salvatore Marino, leader of a rebel Mafia group in New Orleans, dies of Yellow Fever.
• in 1902, a New York battle involving Eastman and Five Points gangs ends with fifteen arrests.
• in 1905, future California mobster Frank Bompensiero is born in Wisconsin.
• in 1929, a charge of attempted extortion against Joseph Valachi is dismissed in magistrate's court.
• in 1930, Joe Marino of Dearborn MI dies of gunshot wounds suffered when he resisted arrest.
• in 1949, noted criminal defense attorney Caesar B.F. Barra passes away at his Brooklyn home at the age of 69.
• in 1951, a U.S. federal narcotics case against Nicola Gentile is closed while Gentile is in Sicily.
• in 1958, reporters prove that Sandy Naples of Youngstown OH, serving a six-month term for lottery racketeering, is being let out of jail on the weekends.
• in 1966, Bonanno Crime Family members Pasquale Gigante, Nicholas Marangello, Michael Consolo and Anthony Lisi begin 30-day sentences for contempt.
• in 1986, informer Joseph Cantalupo testifies that Carmine Persico is reigning boss of the Colombo Crime Family.
• in 2008, Anthony Spero, once part of Bonanno leadership, dies while serving a life sentence in federal prison.
Image of Carmine Persico.

Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 28/09/2026

#OTD (Sep 28) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #Detroit #Chicago #Philadelphia #Massachusetts #KansasCity #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 28...
• in 1902, members of the Five Points Gang in Manhattan fatally beat Eastman gangster Isidore Foster.
• in 1917, Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter is arrested in New York for grand larceny.
• in 1920, Detroit underworld boss John Vitale is fatally shot from a passing automobile. New York mafioso Giuseppe 'Clutching Hand' Piraino is arrested for murder, then discharged. A grand jury indicts eight Chicago White Sox players for conspiring with gamblers to throw the 1919 World Series.
• in 1931, records seized during the arrest of New York madam Becky Liebstone indicate cooperation among several city brothels.
• in 1937, Michael Montanaro of Philadelphia dies of gunshot wounds suffered when he resisted arrest.
• in 1938, Raymond L.S. Patriarca is sentenced to three to five years in prison for a Massachusetts armed robbery.
• in 1950, Kansas City Mafia leader Joseph DiGiovanni testifies before the Kefauver Committee.
• in 1956, a federal judge halts a denaturalization case against Frank Costello because it is built upon illegal wiretap evidence.
• in 1957, the Senate rackets committee accuses Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa with dozens of improper financial manipulations.
• in 1963, informant Joe Valachi states that Vito Genovese is boss of bosses of the American Mafia.
Image of John Vitale.

Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 27/09/2026

#OTD (Sep 27) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #Chicago #Detroit #Pittsburgh #Cleveland #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 27...
• in 1886, New York Whyos gang leader Daniel Driscoll is brought to trial for the murder of Bridget 'Beezie' Garrity.
• in 1913, a bystander is seriously wounded in a Detroit gunfight involving the Giannola brothers.
• in 1928, Anthony Landolina is shot to death in Pittsburgh.
• in 1929, Bronx Magistrate Albert Vitale admits he borrowed $20,000 from gangland financier Arnold Rothstein.
• in 1930, Joe Marino of Dearborn MI, lieutenant of Chester LaMare, is fatally shot at his home.
• in 1933, a Chicago detective is convicted of assault with a deadly weapon against Outfit leader Frank Nitti. Cleveland Mafia leader Frank Milano threatens to sue authorities for the return of seized weapons.
• in 1956, a federal judge orders the dismissal of a perjury charge against Pittsburgh boss Sebastian LaRocca.
• in 1963, the first day of Joe Valachi's testimony before the Senate Investigations subcommittee is broadcast on radio and TV.
• in 1971, Anthony Accardo, Paul Ricca, Fiore Buccieri and Ross Prio are among the Chicago Outfit figures who attend the second day of Felix Alderisio's wake.
• in 1974, Chicago-area businessman Daniel Seifert is killed outside his factory.
• in 2007, three Chicago Outfit bosses, Frank Calabrese Sr., James Marcello and Joseph Lombardo, are convicted of racketeering murders.
Image of Felix Alderisio.

Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 26/09/2026

#OTD (Sep 26) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #Brooklyn #WaukeganIL #Chicago #Wisconsin #LongBeachNY #HartfordCT #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 26...
• in 1902, future U.S. underworld leader Albert Anastasia is born Umberto Anastasio in Tropea, Calabria, Italy.
• in 1903, the New York press learned that Nicola Cappiello of Brooklyn received a 'Mano Negra' extortion letter.
• in 1925, Gerardo Vernotico and Anna Petillo are married in a Manhattan church ceremony about a year after being joined in a civil ceremony. Chicago rackets boss Johnny Torrio remains in Waukegan IL jail after his sentence expires, because of an investigation into special privileges granted him.
• in 1929, Illinois authorities release Wisconsin murder suspect Vincenzo Troia for lack of evidence though witnesses saw him near the murder scene.
• in 1930, rum-runner Leo Steinberg disappears at Long Beach NY.
• in 1970, Vincent Alo is convicted in New York federal court of giving false answers to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
• in 1971, Chuck English, Dominick DiBella and Joseph Gagliano of the Chicago Outfit are observed attending the first night of Felix Alderisio's wake.
• in 1975, Girolamo Santuccio and others are given immunity to testify before a federal grand jury investigating crime and corruption in Hartford CT.
Image of Johnny Torrio.

Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 25/09/2026

#OTD (Sep 25) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #LosAngeles #Pittsburgh #RhodeIsland #Michigan #NewJersey #QueensNY #MiamiBeachFL #Bronx #Chicago #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 25...
• in 1906, Joseph Cuccia is fatally shot in Los Angeles.
• in 1919, Pittsburgh merchants J.C. Catalano, Philip Catalano and Orazio Leone are arrested in connection with the Gregorio Conti murder.
• in 1930, Rhode Island revokes parole granted to Raymond L.S. Patriarca months earlier.
• in 1931, after questioning, James Alascia is held as a material witness to the Salvatore Maranzano murder.
• in 1933, Joe Bommarito and James Licavoli are given 90-days for violating Michigan Public Enemy Act.
• in 1935, Dutch Schultz is arrested on suspicion in New Jersey.
• in 1950, Frank Livorsi and others are charged with tax offenses connected with illegal wartime sugar sales.
• in 1957, Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa is indicted for perjury.
• in 1959, Anthony 'Augie Pisano' Carfano and Mrs. Janice Drake are shot to death in Carfano's car in Queens.
• in 1960, Johnny Rosselli introduces secret CIA intermediary Robert Maheu to 'Sam Gold' (Sam Giancana) and 'Joe' (Santo Trafficante) at Miami Beach FL.
• in 1963, within a Bronx apartment, police find files relating to Vincent Alo loansharking operations.
• in 1971, Felix Alderisio of Chicago dies during an exercise period at the Marion IL federal prison.
Image of Dutch Schultz.

Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 24/09/2026

#OTD (Sep 24) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #NewOrleans #Pittsburgh #SewickleyPA #RockfordIL #MadisonWI #Brooklyn #NewJersey #California #Philadelphia #NewEngland #Ohio #Boston #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 24...
• in 1875, New Orleans merchant Bernard Ditte is shot and mortally wounded by 'Nine-Fingered Frank' Romeo.
• in 1919, Pittsburgh Mafia leader Gregorio Conti is shot to death in an automobile.
• in 1925, Frank Valenzi is convicted of the second-degree murder of Michele Rosato in Sewickley PA.
• in 1929, Vincenzo Troia of Rockford IL is charged with murder in Madison WI.
• in 1931, Stefano Rannelli, James Alascia and Felix Mule are taken into custody in Brooklyn and questioned about the Maranzano murder.
• in 1963, former New Jersey mob bigshot Philip Amari dies of natural causes in California.
• in 1965, FBI agents question Johnny 'Burns' Morale about reportedly kidnapped crime boss Joseph Bonanno.
• in 1968, police raid a South Philadelphia flower shop and arrest local Mafia boss Angelo Bruno, his lieutenant Philip Testa, Robert Dick and New England mafiosi Joseph Napolitano and Theodore Fucillo.
• in 2002, Ohio gangster Ronald Carabbia is released from prison after serving 22 years for murder.
• in 2009, Carmen DiNunzio, Boston Mafia underboss, gets six years after pleading guilty to bribery charges.
Image of Gregorio Conti.

Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 23/09/2026

#OTD (Sep 23) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #ArthursburgNY #WorcesterMA #BuffaloNY #QueensNY #Denver #Cleveland #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 23...
• in 1910, New York gangster Kid Dropper is shot and seriously wounded by Johnny Spanish.
• in 1919, Antonio 'Little Cooch' Deluca is fatally shot outside his father's saloon on Second Avenue in Manhattan.
• in 1931, an unidentified male murder victim is found shot through the head and burned near Arthursburg NY.
• in 1932, Raymond L.S. Patriarca and two others are charged in Worcester MA with armed bank robbery.
• in 1936, Buffalo gangster Joseph DiCarlo is arrested for assaulting Roman Kroll.
• in 1937, New York Police Officer John Wilson is shot to death after interrupting the burglary of Rudisch Refining Company on Fulton Street.
• in 1960, Gambino Crime Family capodecina Vincent Squillante disappears.
• in 1966, the 13 mafiosi arrested in a raid at La Stella Restaurant on Sept 22 are released on bail totaling $1.3 million.
• in 1982, Eugene Smaldone of Denver is charged with federal racketeering, weapons and tax evasion offenses.
• in 1986, former Cleveland Mafia underboss Angelo Lonardo testifies in the Mafia Commission trial in New York.
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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 22/09/2026

#OTD (Sep 22) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #QueensNY #MadisonWI #BuffaloNY #NassauNY #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 22...
• in 1888, New York Whyos gang leader Owen Bruen gets nine-plus years in prison for first degree assault.
• in 1920, DOJ agents observe as Queens gangster Giacomo Caruso and five other men commit a robbery at a Waterbury CT restaurant.
• in 1926, mafioso Nicola Gentile boards the S.S. Roma in Naples for a return to the U.S.
• in 1929, a shotgun-wielding gunman in Madison WI wounds bootlegger Joe Gelosi and kills his young son.
• in 1965, the beaten and shot body of Buffalo real estate agent Charles Gerass is found in the trunk of his wife's car.
• in 1966, police raid the LaStella Restaurant in Queens to discover a meeting of top Mafia leaders Carlo Gambino, Tommy Eboli, Joe Colombo, Joey Gallo, Mike Miranda, Aniello Dellacroce, Santo Trafficante, Carlos Marcello and others.
• in 1967, Frank Livorsi passes away in Nassau County NY.
• in 2005, Gambino Crime Family lieutenant Dominick Pizzonia is charged with the 1992 murders of Thomas and Rosemarie Uva.
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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 21/09/2026

#OTD (Sep 21) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #TaftMN #Idaho #SewickleyPA #QueensNY #EriePA #Pittsburgh #Chicago #LakeZurichIL #BuffaloNY #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 21...
• in 1881, after months of hearings into his identity, escaped Sicilian bandit Giuseppe Esposito is deported.
• in 1908, a murdered man found near Taft MN is identified as Idaho bartender Louis Fava. Giacomo Reina, son of Gaetano Reina, is born in Manhattan.
• in 1925, Frank Valenzi of Sewickley PA goes on trial for the murder of Michael Rosato.
• in 1931, the funeral of Vito Genovese's first wife Donata features an elaborate procession from Manhattan into Queens.
• in 1932, a federal grand jury at Erie PA indicts Angelo DiRenzo for the assault and robbery of a Pittsburgh mail clerk.
• in 1946, Vincenzo 'the Cheese King' Benevento of Chicago is shot to death in a cabin hideout at Lake Zurich IL.
• in 1952, New York newspapers report that recently murdered mobster Eugene Giannini had been an informant for federal narcotics agents.
• in 1961, Aniello Dellacroce of the Gambino Crime Family is assaulted at a Manhattan restaurant by Gallo gangsters of the Profaci Crime Family.
• in 1965, Buffalo-area real estate agent Charles Gerass disappears on his way to a meeting with Joseph Todaro.
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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 20/09/2026

#OTD (Sep 20) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #NewOrleans #CiceroIL #Chicago #Cleveland #Pittsburgh #RochesterNY #QueensNY #Philadelphia #Houston #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 20...
• in 1867, New Orleans mafioso Salvatore Rosa is arrested for the stabbing murder of a minor local official.
• in 1921, New York gangster Herman Kalman is fatally shot as he leaves a movie theater.
• in 1926, Al Capone survives the drive-by shooting of his headquarters in Cicero IL.
• in 1934, an effort by New York gangster Ernest Rupolo to kill William Gallo leaves Gallo wounded but alive.
• in 1952, Eugene Giannini of New York is murdered by hit men assigned by Joseph Valachi.
• in 1958, police claim a list of telephone numbers - from Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Rochester NY - was found with the body of murdered Fred Aquino.
• in 1967, a New York judge dismisses criminal contempt indictments against Michele Miranda, Thomas Eboli, Dominick Alongi and Anthony Carillo - four of the seven arrested attendees at a Queens NY mob meeting a year earlier.
• in 1983, Theodore DiPretoro confesses to assisting the late Rocco Marinucci in the 1981 bombing murder of Philadelphia Mafia boss Philip Testa.
• in 2008, Frank J. Valenti, longtime underworld boss of Rochester, New York, dies at a Houston, Texas, nursing home.
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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 19/09/2026

#OTD (Sep 19) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #HillsvillePA #Cleveland #Cuba #NewJersey #Florida #Philadelphia #Boston #NewEngland #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 19...
• in 1908, Rocco Racco of Hillsville PA is convicted of murdering a state deputy game warden.
• in 1912, Tony Milano of Cleveland jumps bail and vanishes before a counterfeiting trial.
• in 1934, Ferdinand 'Shadow' Boccia is murdered in Brooklyn.
• in 1946, Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania in Italy obtains a six-month visa to visit Cuba.
• in 1952, Joseph Valachi sets in motion a plan to murder suspected informer Eugene Giannini.
• in 1963, an FBI memo discusses an autobiography by mafioso Nicola Gentile that was acquired by the CIA.
• in 1964, New Jersey crime boss Sam Rizzo DeCavalcante fails to convince renegade New York boss Joe Bonanno to appear before the Mafia Commission.
• in 1968, Genovese Crime Family member Dominick DeQuarto refuses to answer questions of a Florida legislative committee.
• in 1976, a published report suggests the JFK assassination may have been linked to mob murders of Johnny Rosselli and Sam Giancana and to CIA plots against Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.
• in 1980, Philadelphia Mafia lieutenant John Simone is found shot to death in New York City.
• in 1983, arrested by the FBI at a Boston North End restaurant, mafioso Gennaro Angiulo reportedly tells companions, 'I'll be back before my pork chops get cold.'
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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 18/09/2026

#OTD (Sep 18) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #Chicago #Detroit #Milwaukee #Philadelphia #NewEngland #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 18...
• in 1888, Owen Bruen, leader of the New York Whyos gang, is convicted of first-degree assault.
• in 1902, Anthony D'Andrea and his wife are arrested in Chicago for counterfeiting.
• in 1930, the Detroit Free Press reports that a Mafia death sentence has been passed against local underworld figure Chester Lamare.
• in 1932, Joseph Valachi and Mildred Reina are married in a church ceremony two months after being joined in a civil ceremony.
• in 1939, New York gangster George 'Big Frenchie' Jeandemange dies of a heart attack.
• in 1961, narcotics defendants Vincent Mauro, Frank 'the Bug' Caruso and Salvatore 'Sheets' Maneri fail to appear in New York federal court.
• in 1967, Frank Balistrieri of Milwaukee gets two years in prison and a $10,000 fine for tax evasion.
• in 1969, Bonanno Crime Family bigshot Frank Mari and aide Mike Adamo disappear.
• in 1977, Philadelphia Mafia consigliere Joseph Rugnetta, 80, dies at a New Jersey hospital.
• in 1984, Lucchese boss Anthony Corallo and Gambino boss Paul Castellano are charged with illegally controlling Long Island waste collection.
• in 1986, during Commission Trial opening arguments, a defense attorney admits the existence of the Mafia and its dispute-resolving Commission.
• in 2007, New England racketeer Jerry Angiulo, 88, is paroled from a federal prison hospital.
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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 17/09/2026

#OTD (Sep 17) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #Brooklyn #Atlanta #BuffaloNY #TonawandaNY #Cuba #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 17...
• in 1903, Brooklyn merchant Nicolo Cappiello receives a threatening letter signed 'La Mano Nera.'
• in 1917, the Atlanta Federal Prison physician reports that inmate Giuseppe Morello is in poor condition and suffers from heart trouble.
• in 1931, Donata Genovese, wife of Vito Genovese, dies at age 28 after a battle with tuberculosis.
• in 1952, Buffalo gangster Joseph DiCarlo is arrested on suspicion in Cleveland.
• in 1954, William Herlands concludes his investigation of New York Governor Dewey's commutation of Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania's prison sentence.
• in 1958, hours after his murdered brother's funeral, the acid-burned remains of western New York mobster Fred Aquino are found in a Tonawanda NY field.
• in 1971, Lucchese Crime Family capodecina James Plumeri is found strangled to death.
• in 1976, the U.S. House of Representatives decides to investigate a possible connection between Mafia-CIA anti-Castro efforts and the assassination of President John Kennedy.
• in 2009, Gambino Crime Family soldier Charles Carneglia is sentenced to life in prison for racketeering and four mob murders.
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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 16/09/2026

#OTD (Sep 16) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #NiagaraFallsNY #Brooklyn #FortLauderdale #ChesterWV #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 16...
• in 1903, Manhattan gangster Monk Eastman is held on suspicion after a recent deadly riot.
• in 1904, the New York Police Department assigns six detectives to a new Italian Branch of the Detective Bureau.
• in 1921, a Niagara Falls judge finds insufficient evidence connecting Angelo Palmeri to the murder of Emilio Gnazzio.
• in 1930, Joseph Bonanno is arrested in Brooklyn and charged with grand larceny and illegal weapons possession.
• in 1937, Joseph 'Adonis' Doto is charged with assault and robbery.
• in 1947, Mike Miranda surrenders to police in Brooklyn in connection with the murder of Ferdinand Boccia twelve years earlier.
• in 1950, brothers Meyer and Jack Lansky, George Sadlow and seven codefendants plead guilty to gambling charges at Fort Lauderdale FL and pay fines.
• in 1952, Joseph Valachi postpones a hit on Eugene Giannini because the assigned gunmen are not sure of their escape route.
• in 1966, undercover FBI agents obtain evidence against gambling operators at the Red Dog Casino in Chester WV.
• in 1973, Mike Miranda, leader in the Genovese Crime Family, dies at age 82.
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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 15/09/2026

#OTD (Sep 15) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #KansasCity #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 15...
• in 1910, Paul Kelly officially changes his surname back to Vaccarelli.
• in 1927, a federal jury at Kansas City cannot reach a verdict in the bootlegging case against Frank DeMayo and Robert Carnahan.
• in 1941, Louis Buchalter, Emanuel Weiss and Louis Capone go on trial for murder.
• in 1943, bootlegger Frank Nuccio is held by authorities as a material witness to the Manhattan murder of publisher Carlo Tresca.
• in 1952, under orders from Anthony Strollo, Joseph Valachi assigns Joey and Pasquale Pagano and Fiore Siano to plan the murder of suspected informer Eugene Giannini.
• in 1970, former Cleveland Mafia boss Frank Milano, 78, dies of natural causes in Los Angeles.
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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 14/09/2026

#OTD (Sep 14) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #BuffaloNY #Cuba #Philadelphia #LaTunaTX #LasVegas #GloucesterNJ #NewJersey #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 14...
• in 1894, future New York Mafia boss Giuseppe Morello is sentenced in Italy to more than six years in prison for counterfeiting.
• in 1905, future Buffalo Mafia boss Giuseppe DiCarlo enters the U.S. through New York City.
• in 1931, a Salvatore Maranzano relative tells police Maranzano was murdered due to a conflict with Dutch Schultz.
• in 1960, disguising government connections, CIA representatives meet in New York with mafioso Johnny Rosselli about a plan to assassinate Cuba's Fidel Castro.
• in 1963, the Philadelphia Bulletin reports that Joseph Valachi was found to be mentally ill one week before he became an informer.
• in 1968, Joseph Valachi is transferred to La Tuna federal prison in Texas.
• in 1983, Anthony Spilotro and underlings are indicted in Las Vegas for homicide and burglaries.
• in 1984, Salvatore Testa, son of former boss Philip Testa, is found murdered in Gloucester Township NJ.
• in 1988, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement adds New Yorker Venero Mangano to its casino exclusion list.
• in 2006, Genovese Crime Family acting boss Matthew Ianniello pleads guilty to union racketeering charges.
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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 13/09/2026

#OTD (Sep 13) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. WeehawkenNJ #Pittsburgh #Newark #Brooklyn #LosAngeles #SpringfieldMO #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 13...
• in 1904, NYPD Commissioner William McAdoo announces plans for an Italian detective squad led by Detective Sergeant Joseph Petrosino.
• in 1922, Anthony 'Scutch' Indelicato of New York is arrested for grand larceny.
• in 1924, bootlegger Frank D'Agostino is found shot to death at Weehawken NJ.
• in 1931, John Bazzano becomes Pittsburgh Mafia leader after the shooting death of Joseph Siragusa. Murdered gangsters Sam Monaco and Louis Russo are found in New Jersey's Newark Bay.
• in 1936, on orders from Louis Buchalter, gunmen Louis Capone, Emanuel Weiss and Phil Strauss murder Joseph Rosen in Brooklyn.
• in 1956, racketeer Joseph 'Doc' Stacher is stripped of U.S. citizenship by Los Angeles federal court.
• in 1958, Frank Aquino is found murdered in an automobile left in Lackawanna NY.
• in 1981, Nicholas D'Andrea is killed in Chicago Heights.
• in 1998, former New York crime boss John J. Gotti is transfered from Marion penitentiary to the Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield MO.
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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 12/09/2026

#OTD (Sep 12) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #NewOrleans #Brooklyn #CarbondalePA #Pittsburgh #BuffaloNY #Dallas #Philadelphia #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 12...
• in 1871, New Orleans Mafia boss Joseph Aniello is shot and critically wounded.
• in 1903, Nicola Cappiello of Brooklyn charges four men with extorting $1,000 from him. In Carbondale PA, Frank Mazzagari and Luigi Conoir are arrested on extortion charges.
• in 1915, Louis Buchalter is arrested in New York for burglary and assault.
• in 1917, Umberto Anastasio, later known as Albert Anastasia, enters U.S. by jumping ship in New York harbor.
• in 1919, Pittsburgh Mafia leader Gregorio Conti files for a passport to return with his family and with Giuseppe Cusumano to Italy.
• in 1930, Sam DiCarlo of Buffalo is arrested for kidnapping and murder.
• in 1931, Joseph Mannino, longtime bootlegger, is shot to death in Brooklyn.
• in 1936, Joseph Valachi receives a suspended sentence for policy gambling. In Dallas, gambling racketeer Ben Frieden is fatally shot.
• in 1965, Thomas Pennacchio, 75, dies in Brooklyn.
• in 1967, New Orleans boss Carlos Marcello considers bringing into court evidence of government wiretapping of his phones.
• in 1973, Philadelphia underboss Philip Testa is jailed for contempt.
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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 11/09/2026

#OTD (Sep 11) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #Brooklyn #SewickleyPA #EastHarlem #Poughkeepsie #Chicago #BuffaloNY #Florida #Milwaukee #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 10/09/2026

#OTD (Sep 10) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #Bronx #Colorado #Ohio #NewJersey #Chicago #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 09/09/2026

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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 08/09/2026

#OTD (Sep 08) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #SanFrancisco #Ontario #Cleveland #SaratogaSpringsNY #PortlandME #LasVegas #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 8...
• in 1880, San Francisco mafioso Rosario Meli is deported from New York to Italy.
• in 1911, Giuseppe Costabile of New York is indicted for violating the Sullivan Law by carrying a bomb.
• in 1927, Frank Cammarata and 'Yonnie' Licavoli are arrested on weapons charges in Ontario, Canada.
• in 1930, Tommy Lucchese surrenders for questioning about the Pinzolo murder.
• in 1931, Cleveland gangster John Farah pleads guilty to manslaughter.
• in 1935, arrested for the murder of Anthony Zanghi, mobster Anthony Cugino hangs himself in his NYPD Headquarters cell.
• in 1951, Meyer Lansky is indicted for operating a Saratoga Springs NY casino.
• in 1962, Joseph Valachi begins to talk to FBI special agent James Flynn about 'cosa nostra.'
• in 1967, Paul Vario pleads guilty to bribing an NYPD officer and is fined $250.
• in 1977, Joseph Napolitano is arrested in Portland ME for counterfeiting.
• in 1980, police witness a fight between Frank Rosenthal and his wife outside their Las Vegas home.
• in 1986, the Commission Trial opens in New York federal court.
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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 07/09/2026

#OTD (Sep 07) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #HillsvillePA #Brooklyn #Detroit #Chicago #Miami #California #Boston #QueensNY #Cleveland #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 7...
• in 1892, Michael Tenora of Hillsville PA is indicted for murder.
• in 1916, Nicholas Morello and Charles Ubriaco are shot to death on their way to meet with a Brooklyn Camorra group.
• in 1923, Chester Lamare of Detroit is held by police for killing Sol Conrad and wounding four others.
• in 1928, Chicago Unione president Antonio Lombardo and bodyguard Joseph Ferrara are killed.
• in 1929, Thomas Walsh is murdered in Miami.
• in 1957, Joseph Scalise, brother of murdered Mafia leader Frank Scalise, is reported missing.
• in 1958, New York racketeer John Robilotto is fatally shot after leaving a Brooklyn restaurant.
• in 1967, a federal grand jury in California investigates Johnny Rosselli's past.
• in 1973, Sam Battaglia of Chicago dies of cancer eleven days after his parole.
• in 1978, the bodies of two men, fugitives from Boston, are found in the trunk of a car left in Queens NY. A court ruling causes the Justice Department to drop indictments against James Licavoli and other Cleveland mobsters.
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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 06/09/2026

#OTD (Sep 06) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #Philadelphia #CambridgeMA #HammondIN #LasVegas #Denver #Miami #NewEngland #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 6...
• in 1911, Manhattan gangster Owen Madden shoots and kills Luigi Molinari, who opposed a strike of soap factory workers.
• in 1930, German authorities return New York gangster Jack 'Legs' Diamond to the U.S. on a freighter bound for Philadelphia. New York detectives search for Tommy Lucchese, in connection with the killing of Bonaventura Pinzolo.
• in 1932, Sam 'Medal' Medaglia disappears after leaving a Manhattan restaurant.
• in 1941, as he is released from East Cambridge Jail, Raymond Patriarca is locked up in Charles Street Jail on a robbery charge.
• in 1955, a bomb explodes outside the Hammond IN office of Las Vegas developer Ben Jaffe.
• in 1963, convicted of contempt, Eugene 'Checkers' Smaldone is sentenced to four months in jail.
• in 1972, Emanuel Cammarata is fatally shot in Miami FL.
• in 1975, Joseph Spinuzzi, reputed boss of the Mafia in Colorado, dies of natural causes.
• in 1978, New England mafioso Joseph Napolitano and a companion are found murdered in New York.
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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 05/09/2026

#OTD (Sep 05) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #Pittsburgh #Chicago #CantonOH #Detroit #StLouis #TucsonAZ #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 5...
• in 1911, New York Calabrian gang leader Giuseppe Costabile is arrested in possession of a bomb.
• in 1918, Nicola Gentile, Orazio Leone and Samuel DiBella are sentenced to the Pittsburgh workhouse for fraud conspiracy.
• in 1930, Bonaventura Pinzolo, boss of the former Reina Crime Family, is murdered in a Manhattan office.
• in 1931, a man resembling Chicago boss Al Capone visits Salvatore Maranzano's Manhattan office.
• in 1963, FBI fingerprint analysis confirms that Dominic Moio's remains were recently found in a car near Canton OH.
• in 1974, deported Detroit and St. Louis gangster Frank 'Three Fingers' Coppola is under police guard in Italy as he recovers from heart and kidney ailments.
• in 1975, Anthony Provenzano refuses to answer questions from a grand jury in Detroit investigating the Hoffa disappearance.
• in 1985, Joseph Bonanno is jailed at Tucson AZ for contempt after refusing to answer questions while under immunity from prosecution.
• in 2007, Gambino Crime Family lieutenant Dominick Pizzonia is sentenced to 15 years for conspiring in the 1992 killings of Thomas and Rosemarie Uva.
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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 04/09/2026

#OTD (Sep 04) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #BriarCreekPA #LongIslandNY #NewOrleans #LasVegas #KansasCity #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 4...
• in 1907, brothers Fortunato and Antonio Calabro of Briar Creek PA are convicted of extortion, conspiracy and illegal liquor sales.
• in 1921, released from an Italian prison, Giuseppe Profaci enters the U.S. through New York City.
• in 1930, nine New Yorkers are arrested as leaders of a Long Island rum-running ring.
• in 1937, law enforcement notes that suspected narcotics smuggler Charles LaGaipa is on his way to Italy.
• in 1967, New Orleans boss Carlos Marcello expresses his certainty that government knowledge of the underworld is based on electronic surveillance.
• in 1975, published articles reveal that Frank Rosenthal bragged about his control of Las Vegas casinos.
• in 1984, Carl and Anthony Civella of Kansas City are sentenced to prison for RICO violations, including skimming from the Tropicana casino.
• in 1985, a federal judge rules that Joseph Bonanno, 80, must provide video testimony for the New York Commission Case.
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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 03/09/2026

#OTD (Sep 03) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #EastHarlem #SanFrancisco #CantonOH #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 3...
• in 1880, soon to be deported from New York, San Francisco mafioso Rosario Meli is interviewed by the press.
• in 1912, New York Police search for East Harlem murder suspect Aniello Prisco.
• in 1930, German officials decide to return New York gangster Jack 'Legs' Diamond to the U.S.
• in 1952, a commission investigating New York waterfront racketeering subpoenas bank records of Vincent Mangano, Albert Anastasia, Vito Genovese, Tommy Lucchese, Joe Profaci, Anthony Carfano, Gerardo Catena and others.
• in 1958, Carlo Gambino is released on bond after a deportation hearing.
• in 1963, the Mafia Commission forces Joseph Magliocco to step down as boss of the former Profaci Crime Family. Near Canton OH the partially burned body of Dominic Moio is found in the trunk of an abandoned car.
• in 1975, Chuckie O'Brien refuses to answer questions of a grand jury investigating the Hoffa disappearance.
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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 02/09/2026

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On this date, Sept 02...
• in 1912, Aniello 'Zoppo' Prisco is a suspect in the East Harlem shooting deaths of Tony 'Young Sharkey' Zaccaro and Giuseppe Jacco.
• in 1931, Buffalo mafioso Sam Pieri is arrested for violation of the U.S. tariff act after smuggling 300 quarts of Canadian ale into the U.S. in a rowboat.
• in 1941, Harry Bonsignore, captured after eluding authorities for eight months, is arraigned on extortion charges.
• in 1954, Dominic Anzalone is indicted in Pittsburgh for failing to register as an alien.
• in 1967, officials announce that the Mafia appears to be surrendering its international heroin smuggling operation to Cuban and South American criminal groups.
• in 1980, Joseph Bonanno, 75, is convicted in San Jose CA of conspiracy to interfere with a federal investigation.
• in 2016, a federal indictment is unsealed charging Francis Salemme and Paul Weadick with the 1993 Sharon MA murder of Steven DiSarro.
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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 01/09/2026

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On this date, Sept 01...
• in 1880, New Yorkers retain an attorney contest the legality of San Francisco mafioso Rosario Meli's arrest and planned deportation.
• in 1919, Paul 'Kelly' Vaccarelli hosts an annual outing for labor leaders and public officials of the New York area.
• in 1921, Angelo Palmeri, 43, is charged with the first degree murder of Emilio Gnazzio in Niagara Falls, New York.
• in 1930, German detectives arrest New York gangster Jack 'Legs' Diamond as he arrives at Aachen after being expelled by Belgian authorities.
• in 1932, faced with corruption charges, New York City Mayor James Walker resigns and is replaced by Joseph McKee.
• in 1951, the Kefauver Committee disbands.
• in 1953, the IRS places a lien of more than $248,000 against Meyer Lansky's Plantation Yacht Club in Key Largo FL for overdue taxes and penalties.
• in 1955, New Jersey federal court orders that Vito Genovese's U.S. naturalization be canceled.
• in 1972, Anthony Spilotro is arrested in Las Vegas on a Chicago warrant.
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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 31/08/2026

#OTD (Aug 31) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #SanFrancisco #ConeyIsland #Brooklyn #Chicago #LasVegas #YoungstownOH #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, August 31...
• in 1880, San Francisco mafioso Rosario Meli arrives in New York to be deported to Italy.
• in 1914, former priest Loreto Monastero is charged with the murder of a Pittsburgh woman.
• in 1919, Frank Yale hosts a celebration for government officials at the Pollaccia Hotel De Luxe on Coney Island.
• in 1930, UK authorities refuse to allow New York gangster Jack 'Legs' Diamond to disembark as his passenger liner docks in Plymouth.
• in 1931, Ignazio Lupo is discharged from homicide court.
• in 1961, the wife of 'Joe Jelly' Gioielli reports him missing. Gioielli's clothing, wrapped around dead fish, had been dumped in front of a Brooklyn bar days earlier.
• in 1971, informants say Joseph Yacovelli is running the Colombo Crime Family.
• in 1972, Sam DeStefano is arrested in Chicago and charged with the 1963 torture and murder of Leo Foreman.
• in 1983, a Las Vegas federal jury convicts Youngstown OH racketeers Ernest Biondillo, Richard Dota and Joseph Diorio of conspiracy and sale of stolen goods transported across state lines.
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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 30/08/2026

#OTD (Aug 30) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #NiagaraFallsNY #NewJersey #Philadelphia #Atlanta #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, August 30...
• in 1860, future NYPD detective Joseph Petrosino is born in Padula, Italy.
• in 1910, New York mafioso Nicolo Taranto is charged with fraud after conducting an unsuccessful exorcism.
• in 1921, Niagara Falls racketeer Angelo Palmeri is arrested for the Aug. 29 murder of Emilio Gnazzio.
• in 1927, Tommy Lucchese of New York is arrested for criminally receiving stolen property.
• in 1930, British authorities gather information on the reported transatlantic voyage of gangster Jack 'Legs' Diamond.
• in 1937, rumors suggest Johnny Martin and Peter Gallo were killed in New Jersey in retaliation for the murder of Philadelphia boss John Avena.
• in 1944, John Stoppelli of New York is charged with sale of heroin.
• in 1967, New Jersey investigators learn an electrical contracting company with government contracts is under Mafia influence.
• in 1967, New York Mafia leaders hold a series of meetings to resolve factional struggles in the Bonanno Crime Family.
• in 2001, Michael DiLeonardo is acquitted in Atlanta of federal racketeering charges.
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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 29/08/2026

#OTD (Aug 29) Events in U.S. organized crime #history. #NiagaraFallsNY #Philadelphia #Chicago #AtlanticCityNJ #YoungstownOH #NewEngland #Boston #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, August 29...
• in 1921, Emilio Gnazzio is shot to death in front of a Niagara Falls NY store.
• in 1928, Philadelphia district attorney accuses local fight manager Max 'Boo Boo' Hoff of conspiring with Al Capone of Chicago.
• in 1929, Antonio Domingo is shot to death in a Chicago restaurant run by Pasquale Spilotro.
• in 1930, press reports suggest that Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania is accompanying Jack 'Legs' Diamond on his trip to Europe.
• in 1931, the Dutch Schultz gang is believed responsible for the shooting death of New Jersey racketeer Michael J. Duffy in Atlantic City.
• in 1951, New York Mafia leader Tommy Lucchese makes the first of seven appearances before the New York State Crime Commission.
• in 1952, the IRS places a real estate lien on Youngstown OH racketeer Mike Farah's property for $300,000 in unpaid taxes.
• in 1963, Eugene 'Checkers' Smaldone of Denver CO is jailed for contempt after refusing to testify before a grand jury.
• in 1981, Bonanno Crime Family member Benjamin Ruggiero is arrested for racketeering.
• in 2009, former New England underboss Gennaro Angiulo, 90, dies of kidney failure at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 28/08/2026

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On this date, August 28...
• in 1863, Joseph Macheca of New Orleans is tried and convicted in a Union military occupation court for scheming to steal and sell barrels of U.S. Army pork and beef. Other conspirators are sent to prison, but Macheca is fined $50.
• in 1912, racketeer Angelo Palmeri is one of 11 Italian saloonkeepers arrested in gambling raids in Buffalo.
• in 1922, pulled over for a traffic violation, Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania tells police he is a chauffeur.
• in 1923, 'Kid Dropper' Kaplan is fatally shot by Louis Cohen outside of Essex Market Court in Manhattan. The murder of David Palermo in Youngstown OH is said to be the work of a secret criminal organization.
• in 1929, 'Joe Fury' Chicone is found shot to death in a parked car in East Harlem.
• in 1931, Ignazio Lupo, Angelo Yale and Louis 'Pretty' Amberg appear in an NYPD lineup as the Brooklyn murder of Roger Consiglio is investigated.
• in 1969, fugitive New England mafioso Luigi Manocchio contacts his attorney to discuss his possible surrender.
• in 1973, Bonanno Crime Family leader Natale Evola dies during treatment for cancer.
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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 27/08/2026

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On this date, August 27...
• in 1914, Chicago newspapers report that Jim Colosimo, fearing costly legal judgments, put his real estate holdings into the name of his first wife, Victoria Moresco. In Buffalo, police arrest Manhattan gangster Monk Eastman and two accomplices for burglary and larceny.
• in 1918, Stefano Carlino is murdered in Manhattan.
• in 1931, Ignazio Lupo is arrested in New York City on suspicion of involvement in the killing of Roger Consiglio.
• in 1938, brothers Harry and Jack Polotnic are charged with obstruction of justice for beating and intimidating government witnesses.
• in 1944, Vito Genovese is arrested in Allied-occupied Italy for involvement in the trade of contraband.
• in 1950, gangster Joseph Morelli dies of cancer at Pawtucket RI.
• in 1972, former Milwaukee Mafia leader John Alioto dies at age 83.
• in 1982, after hearing about the FBI Donnie Brasco operation, a Manhattan federal court jury convicts Benjamin Ruggiero, Nicholas Santora and Antonio Tomasulo of racketeering conspiracy.
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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 26/08/2026

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On this date, August 26...
• in 1891, Brooklyn police begin investigating Mafia threats made against cigar store owner Robert Castellano.
• in 1919, former Brooklyn Camorra leader Allessandro Vollero, death row inmate at Sing Sing Prison, is granted a seven-week stay of execution.
• in 1930, believing that Jack 'Legs' Diamond is sailing to Europe, New York Police use radio and transatlantic telephone to send information to European counterparts.
• in 1940, Louis 'Fat Elevator' Reggione is fatally shot on Mulberry Street in Manhattan. His brother Joe escapes.
• in 1971, Rhode Island State Police arrest 123 people, including Raymond Patriarca's brother Francis, for conspiring in an illegal gambling operation. In Niagara County NY Court, Joseph Valachi's will, naming penpal Marie K. Jackson as his beneficiary and executrix, is probated.
• in 1972, 'Eddie' Coco and Louis Nash are convicted in Florida of conspiracy, extortion and loansharking.
• in 1992, Boris Roitman is shot to death in Brooklyn by Russian mobster Marat Krivoi.
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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 25/08/2026

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On this date, August 25...
• in 1888, future Milwaukee Mafia leader John Alioto is born in Santa Flavia, Sicily.
• in 1909, Nicola Gentile is arrested in Rochester NY following complaints that he has been selling inferior fabric as quality linen.
• in 1924, John Stoppelli of New York is arrested on a federal narcotics charge.
• in 1953, responding to a request of the New York field office, FBI creates a national Top Hoodlum Program to track important mobsters in major metropolitan areas.
• in 1961, Joseph Merola, Joseph Giordano, Victor Carlucci, Norman Rothman, Daniel Hanna and Stuart Sutor surrender to federal marshals to begin their sentence for running stolen guns to Castro forces in Cuba.
• in 1967, federal agents charge 23 men and two women for the 1966 theft of more than $400,000 in traveler's checks from New York's Kennedy Airport. Johnny Rosselli testifies reluctantly before a federal grand jury investigating crooked gambling at the Los Angeles Friars Club.
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Mob History @mobhistory.substack.com · 24/08/2026

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On this date, August 24...
• in 1898, Monk Eastman is sentenced to a three-month term in New York County Penitentiary.
• in 1913, John Sorce is shot and killed outside a Milwaukee saloon.
• in 1914, Chicago Mayor Harrison revokes the license of Jim Colosimo's saloon.
• in 1920, Gaspare Mangiaracina and Joe Collura are arrested for Detroit shootings that killed Joseph Manzello and wounded Angelo Polizzi.
• in 1929, Charles Entratta is arrested in Chicago in connection with July killings at Manhattan's Hotsy Totsy Club.
• in 1939, longtime fugitive Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter surrenders himself to FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover through journalist Walter Winchell.
• in 1950, indicted for operating illegal casinos, Meyer Lansky surrenders to authorities in southern Florida.
• in 1981, Salvatore Pieri, leader of the Mafia in Buffalo NY, dies after a long illness.
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