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The history of organized crime in the United States.
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#OTD (Dec 16) in 1917, #Detroit gangster Sam #Giannola is arrested for grand #larceny.
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December 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
#OTD (Dec 16) in 1917, #Detroit gangster Sam #Giannola is arrested for grand #larceny.
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#OTD (Dec 16) in 1959, crime figures from #KansasCity, #Chicago, #NewYork and #Detroit gather at a Kansas City hotel to celebrate Nick Civella's 25th wedding anniversary.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:41 PM
#OTD (Dec 16) in 1959, crime figures from #KansasCity, #Chicago, #NewYork and #Detroit gather at a Kansas City hotel to celebrate Nick Civella's 25th wedding anniversary.
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#OTD (Dec 16) in 1942, Eugene #Giannini of #NewYork is sentenced to 15 months in prison for #narcotics peddling.
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December 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
#OTD (Dec 16) in 1942, Eugene #Giannini of #NewYork is sentenced to 15 months in prison for #narcotics peddling.
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#OTD (Dec 16) in 1930, with the arraignment of Raymond L.S. #Patriarca in #ProvidenceRI, federal agents announce they have broken up a human trafficking ring operating on the coasts of #RhodeIsland and #Connecticut.
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December 16, 2025 at 2:04 PM
#OTD (Dec 16) in 1930, with the arraignment of Raymond L.S. #Patriarca in #ProvidenceRI, federal agents announce they have broken up a human trafficking ring operating on the coasts of #RhodeIsland and #Connecticut.
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#OTD (Dec 16) in 1985, #Gambino Crime Family boss Paul #Castellano (shown) and his aide Thomas #Bilotti are shot to death in late afternoon in front of a #Manhattan restaurant.
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December 16, 2025 at 1:19 PM
#OTD (Dec 16) in 1985, #Gambino Crime Family boss Paul #Castellano (shown) and his aide Thomas #Bilotti are shot to death in late afternoon in front of a #Manhattan restaurant.
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#OTD (Dec 16) in 1914, #Manhattan gangsters Owen #Madden (shown), Arthur Beidler and Thomas McArdle are indicted for the #murder of 'Patsy' Doyle.
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December 16, 2025 at 12:29 PM
#OTD (Dec 16) in 1914, #Manhattan gangsters Owen #Madden (shown), Arthur Beidler and Thomas McArdle are indicted for the #murder of 'Patsy' Doyle.
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#OTD (Dec 16) in 1980, hotel and restaurant union organizer John #McCullough is fatally shot in his #Philadelphia home.
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December 16, 2025 at 11:47 AM
#OTD (Dec 16) in 1980, hotel and restaurant union organizer John #McCullough is fatally shot in his #Philadelphia home.
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#OTD (Dec 15) in 1950, #YoungstownOH area racketeer Frank #Cammarata is arrested on a parole violation warrant from #Michigan.
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December 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
#OTD (Dec 15) in 1950, #YoungstownOH area racketeer Frank #Cammarata is arrested on a parole violation warrant from #Michigan.
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#OTD (Dec 15) in 1982, #Chicago mobster Joseph #Lombardo, #Teamsters President Roy Williams and codefendants are convicted of attempted #bribery of a federal official.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
#OTD (Dec 15) in 1982, #Chicago mobster Joseph #Lombardo, #Teamsters President Roy Williams and codefendants are convicted of attempted #bribery of a federal official.
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#OTD (Dec 15) in 1921, Salvatore 'Charlie #Luciano' #Lucania is arrested by #JerseyCity Police and charged with carrying a concealed weapon.
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December 15, 2025 at 1:22 PM
#OTD (Dec 15) in 1921, Salvatore 'Charlie #Luciano' #Lucania is arrested by #JerseyCity Police and charged with carrying a concealed weapon.
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#OTD (Dec 15) in 1912, Giosue #Gallucci bodyguard John #Russomano shoots and kills Aniello 'Zoppo' #Prisco (shown) at Gallucci's #EastHarlem NY bake shop.
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December 15, 2025 at 12:36 PM
#OTD (Dec 15) in 1912, Giosue #Gallucci bodyguard John #Russomano shoots and kills Aniello 'Zoppo' #Prisco (shown) at Gallucci's #EastHarlem NY bake shop.
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#OTD (Dec 15) in 1923, #NewYork crime figure Frank #Scalise is arrested in #Manhattan for burglary.
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December 15, 2025 at 11:48 AM
#OTD (Dec 15) in 1923, #NewYork crime figure Frank #Scalise is arrested in #Manhattan for burglary.
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#OTD in 1912, the #EastHarlem NY terror known as “Zoppo” #Prisco was fatally shot by the bodyguard of Giosue #Gallucci.
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December 15, 2025 at 11:27 AM
#OTD in 1912, the #EastHarlem NY terror known as “Zoppo” #Prisco was fatally shot by the bodyguard of Giosue #Gallucci.
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#OTD (Dec 14) in 1934, #Milwaukee mobster Pasquale #Caruso succumbs to gunshot wounds suffered Dec. 12.
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December 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
#OTD (Dec 14) in 1934, #Milwaukee mobster Pasquale #Caruso succumbs to gunshot wounds suffered Dec. 12.
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#OTD (Dec 14) in 1949, police shoot and seriously wound John #DiFronzo (shown) and Charles Scislo, in a brief gunfight after the two are caught robbing a #Chicago clothing store.
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December 14, 2025 at 4:19 PM
#OTD (Dec 14) in 1949, police shoot and seriously wound John #DiFronzo (shown) and Charles Scislo, in a brief gunfight after the two are caught robbing a #Chicago clothing store.
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#OTD (Dec 14) in 1975, Jasper Joseph #Aiello, longtime crime figure in the #YoungstownOH area, dies of a heart attack at age 62.
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December 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
#OTD (Dec 14) in 1975, Jasper Joseph #Aiello, longtime crime figure in the #YoungstownOH area, dies of a heart attack at age 62.
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#OTD (Dec 14) in 1922, at the intersection of Hanover and Union streets in #Boston MA, Albert #Bruno fatally shoots #BrooklynNY gangster Annabile #Stilo.
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December 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
#OTD (Dec 14) in 1922, at the intersection of Hanover and Union streets in #Boston MA, Albert #Bruno fatally shoots #BrooklynNY gangster Annabile #Stilo.
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#OTD (Dec 14) in 1983, Enrico #Riccobene, nephew of Harry Riccobene, is found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in his #Philadelphia jewelry store.
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December 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
#OTD (Dec 14) in 1983, Enrico #Riccobene, nephew of Harry Riccobene, is found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in his #Philadelphia jewelry store.
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#OTD (Dec 14) in 1972, the #FBI arrests Francis P. #Salemme in #NewYork City, where he had been living since indicted for murder in #Boston in 1969.
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December 14, 2025 at 1:09 PM
#OTD (Dec 14) in 1972, the #FBI arrests Francis P. #Salemme in #NewYork City, where he had been living since indicted for murder in #Boston in 1969.
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#OTD (Dec 13) in 1990, #NewEngland mafioso Frank #Salemme is arrested on a warrant from #California charging him with trying to steal millions from a #Teamsters pension fund.
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December 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
#OTD (Dec 13) in 1990, #NewEngland mafioso Frank #Salemme is arrested on a warrant from #California charging him with trying to steal millions from a #Teamsters pension fund.
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#OTD (Dec 13) in 1870, a bystander is struck and killed during an exchange of gunfire between two #NewOrleans #gangsters near the Old Basin.
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December 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
#OTD (Dec 13) in 1870, a bystander is struck and killed during an exchange of gunfire between two #NewOrleans #gangsters near the Old Basin.
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#OTD (Dec 13) in 1980, Charles #Carabbia, who oversees #Cleveland #Mafia rackets in the #YoungstownOH area, is first noted missing.
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December 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
#OTD (Dec 13) in 1980, Charles #Carabbia, who oversees #Cleveland #Mafia rackets in the #YoungstownOH area, is first noted missing.
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#OTD (Dec 13) in 1928, police raid the location of a former Joey #Noe speakeasy in the #BronxNY, seize weapons and ammunition, and arrest Vincent #Coll (shown), John Jacapraro and six other gangsters.
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December 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
#OTD (Dec 13) in 1928, police raid the location of a former Joey #Noe speakeasy in the #BronxNY, seize weapons and ammunition, and arrest Vincent #Coll (shown), John Jacapraro and six other gangsters.
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#OTD (Dec 13) in 1924, Tommy #Lucchese is paroled from prison where he was serving a sentence for grand #larceny.
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December 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
#OTD (Dec 13) in 1924, Tommy #Lucchese is paroled from prison where he was serving a sentence for grand #larceny.
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#OTD (Dec 13) in 1963, Carmine #Persico, indicted with other #Gallo gangsters for conspiring to murder #Profaci Crime Family members, surrenders to the #KingsCountyNY District Attorney.
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December 13, 2025 at 12:45 PM
#OTD (Dec 13) in 1963, Carmine #Persico, indicted with other #Gallo gangsters for conspiring to murder #Profaci Crime Family members, surrenders to the #KingsCountyNY District Attorney.
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