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The history of organized crime in the United States.
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#OTD (Nov 13) in 1993, #Chicago Outfit leader Joseph #Lombardo is paroled from prison after serving 10 years.

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Joseph Lombardo
November 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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#OTD (Nov 13) in 1924, thousands of spectators turn out for the funeral of Mike #Merlo in #Chicago.

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Mike Merlo
November 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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#OTD (Nov 13) in 1967, Charles #Carabbia of #YoungstownOH begins serving a one- to five-year prison term for assault.

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Charles Carabbia
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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#OTD (Nov 13) in 1957, on the eve of a gangland convention at #Apalachin, #Mafia leaders Joseph #Bonanno and Stefano #Magaddino (shown) hold a private meeting at a home in #EndicottNY.

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Stefano Magaddino
November 13, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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#OTD (Nov 13) in 1935, Samuel 'Red' #Levine is arrested in #NewYork on a charge of vagrancy.

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Samuel Levine
November 13, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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#OTD (Nov 13) in 1972, Paul #Vario Sr. of New York's #Lucchese Crime Family is indicted for #bribery.

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Paul Vario
November 13, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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#OTD (Nov 12) in 1958, the bullet-riddled body of longshoreman Joseph #Barbito is discovered inside an automobile at #KearneyNJ.

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Joseph Barbito
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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#OTD (Nov 12) in 1919, a #Pittsburgh coroner's jury exonerates three suspects - Orazio Leone, J.C. Catalano and Joseph Catalano - in the Sept. 24 #murder of local Mafia boss Gregorio #Conti (shown).

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Gregorio Conti
November 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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#OTD (Nov 12) in 1952, an informant tells the #FBI that underworld figures Albert #Anastasia and Anthony #Strollo arranged the election of Anthony #Provenzano (shown) as president of New Jersey Local 560 of the #Teamsters.

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Anthony Provenzano
November 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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#OTD (Nov 12) in 2016, longtime western #NewYork labor racketeer Leonard #Falzone, 81, dies of natural causes at his #AmherstNY home.

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Leonard Falzone
November 12, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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#OTD (Nov 12) in 1941, Raymond L.S. #Patriarca of #RhodeIsland is sentenced to two and a half to three years in #Massachusetts prison for robbery and assault.

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Raymond L.S. Patriarca
November 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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#OTD (Nov 12) in 1909, after nearly a year in hiding, mafioso Ignazio #Lupo returns to #NewYork City.

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Ignazio Lupo
November 12, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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#OTD (Nov 12) in 1941, informant Abe #Reles dies after falling from a sixth floor window at the Half Moon Hotel at #ConeyIsland.

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Abe Reles
November 12, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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#OTD (Nov 12) in 1952, in #Florida, Eddie #Coco is sentenced to life in prison for a 1951 #homicide.

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Eddie Coco
November 12, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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#OTD (Nov 12) in 1908, #NewYork mafiosi bring printer Antonio #Comito to #HighlandNY to begin work on counterfeit currency.

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Antonio Comito
November 12, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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#OTD (Nov 11) in 1957, southern #California #Mafia leaders Frank #DeSimone and Simone #Scozzari (shown) and northern California leaders James #Lanza and Joseph #Cerrito take rooms at the New Yorker Hotel in #NewYork City.

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Simone Scozzari
November 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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#OTD (Nov 11) in 1960, Anthony #Accardo of #Chicago is convicted of tax evasion.

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Tony Accardo
November 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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#OTD (Nov 11) in 1925, Vito #Genovese (shown) is arraigned for the #murder of 'Jerry the Wolf' Scotti in #QueensNY.

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Vito Genovese
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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#OTD (Nov 11) in 1946, Joseph #Scottoriggio, #Harlem Republican leader, dies of wounds suffered in a Nov. 5 beating.

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Joseph Scottoriggio
November 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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#OTD (Nov 11) in 1931, #Brooklyn rum-runner Charles #Higgins is indicted for violating Volstead Act.

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Charles Higgins
November 11, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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#OTD (Nov 10) in 1925, Samuel #Amatuna, recently installed as #Chicago Unione Siciliana president, is shot and mortally wounded.

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Sam Amatuna
November 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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#OTD (Nov 10) in 1924, Irish mobster Dion #OBanion is killed in his #Chicago flower shop.

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Dion O'Banion
November 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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#OTD (Nov 10) in 1921, identifying himself as Anthony Sorge, Joseph #Valachi is arrested in #JerseyCity NJ for weapons possession.

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Joseph Valachi
November 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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#OTD (Nov 10) in 1930, Saverio #Pollaccia of #Brooklyn is arrested after a police raid finds policy slips, liquor, a small arsenal and some heroin in his home.

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Saverio Pollaccia
November 10, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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#OTD (Nov 10) in 1931, police raid a room at the Hotel Franconia in #NewYork and arrest 'Lepke' #Buchalter, 'Gurrah' #Shapiro, 'Bugsy' #Siegel, 'Curly' #Holz and five others believed to be labor racketeers.

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Suspected labor racketeers arrested at the Hotel Franconia.
November 10, 2025 at 11:11 AM