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#OTD (Aug 08)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

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On this date, August 8... • in 1913, Detroit gang leader Carlo Caleca dies of gunshot wounds inflicted three days earlier. • in 1920, New York City mafioso Isidore Crocevera is shot to death in Buffalo. • in 1921, Camillo Caiozzo's remains are discovered in Tucker's Cove, Neptune City, NJ. • in 1922, New York's 'Joe the Boss' Masseria is ambushed outside of his home but dodges the bullets and escapes. • in 1929, inmate Al Capone is moved from the Holmesburg County Prison to the Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia. In Pittsburgh, Joe Pangallo is charged with the murder of Stefano Monastero. • in 1932, the body of Pittsburgh crime boss John Bazzano is found in a sack in Brooklyn, NY. • in 1949, John Stoppelli of New York is sentenced to 6 years and a fine for narcotics violations. • in 1950, Giacomo Reina of the Bronx is arrested in connection with a July holdup that led to the shooting death of Patrolman Alfred Loreto. • in 1956, IRS agents confiscate dozens of pinball machines owned by Mike Farah in an effort to recover more than $70,000 in unpaid taxes. • in 1961, the body of murdered narcotics defendant William 'Shorty' Holmes is found on a Bronx highway. • in 1966, West Virginia State Police raid a casino in the City of Chester and seize gambling equipment and liquor. • in 1975, John J. Gotti reaches a plea deal over the 1973 killing of James McBratney and gets 4 years in prison. Image of Joe Masseria.
August 8, 2026 at 12:38 PM
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#OTD (Sep 16)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

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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. Image of Mike Miranda.
September 16, 2026 at 10:15 AM
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#OTD (Aug 19)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

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On this date, August 19... • in 1909, NYPD Lieutenant Antonio Vachris and Detective John Crowley return from Italy with information on Italian fugitives in New York City. • in 1924, Joseph Valachi is paroled from Sing Sing Prison where he served a burglary sentence. • in 1932, the suspects in the Brooklyn murder of Pittsburgh boss John Bazzano are discharged for lack of evidence, though Albert Anastasia is rearrested as a 'public enemy' and others are charged with consorting with known criminals. • in 1933, Manhattan trucking racketeer Dominick 'Dick Terry' Didato is shot and mortally wounded. • in 1963, Tommy Lucchese tells Nassau County NY district attorney he is an honest businessman and a member only of the Knights of Columbus. • in 1966, authorities raid a mob-linked illegal casino at Chester WV. • in 1991, Youngstown OH racketeer Joseph Naples is shot to death during a visit to his under-construction home in Beaver Township. Image of Albert Anastasia.
August 19, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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#OTD (Dec 08) in 1966, #Pittsburgh mob-linked proprietors of Red Dog casino in #ChesterWV learn of impending raid by government agents and empty the facility of #gambling equipment.

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December 8, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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#OTD (Sep 16) in 1966, undercover #FBI agents obtain evidence against #gambling operators at the Red Dog Casino in #ChesterWV.

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September 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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#OTD (Aug 8) in 1966, #WestVirginia State Police raid a casino in the City of #ChesterWV and seize gambling equipment and liquor.

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August 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM