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On this date, July 02... • in 1913, Martin Madden is sentenced to four years for felony weapons possession. • in 1921, Arnold Rothstein and Johnny Torrio are noted among the 90,000 attendees of the Dempsey-Carpentier prizefight at Jersey City NJ. • in 1924, NYPD detectives arrest James Santuccio, John Stoppelli, Michael Piazzo and Joseph Bruno for attempting to rob the safe at Star Theatre. • in 1929, with family approval, Dr. Giuseppe Romano is appointed executor of the estate of murdered Cleveland boss 'Black Sam' Todaro. • in 1931, Dutch Schultz is acquitted of felonious assault. • in 1934, Paul Castellano is arrested for robbing a Hartford CT store. • in 1936, Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania is transfered from Sing Sing Prison to Clinton State Prison in Dannemora NY. • in 1952, Johnny 'Roberts' Robilotto of Greenwich Village, Manhattan, is arrested as suspect in the murder of Willie Moretti. • in 1958, Mafia bosses Joseph Profaci and Vito Genovese appear before the Senate's McClellan Committee and invoke the Fifth Amendment many times. • in 1959, Chicago Outfit leader Paul Ricca begins a three-year tax evasion sentence. • in 1970, Anthony Accardo and Paul Ricca of Chicago are summoned to a Los Angeles investigation into casino-skimming operations. • in 2010, Seattle underworld figure Frank Colacurcio dies at the age of 93. Image of Paul Ricca.
July 2, 2026 at 10:17 AM