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#OTD (July 10)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

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On this date, July 10... • in 1910, Tony Gallucci of Pittsburgh is arrested for participating in the New York-based Morello counterfeiting ring. • in 1912, informant Giuseppe Clemente provides Secret Service in New York with a description of Terranova Mafia enforcer 'Lulu' Vicari. • in 1929, Ciro Terranova is questioned by New York police for five hours about the killing of Frank Marlow. • in 1931, Frank Vultaggio of Endicott NY is arrested while driving recklessly in an auto filled with illegal alcohol. • in 1934, Kansas City crime boss John Lazia is shot to death in front of his apartment building. Charles V. Carollo becomes local boss. • in 1935, Carl Rettich and three codefendants are convicted of a Fall River MA mail robbery. • in 1936, President Franklin Roosevelt finds Ignazio Lupo violated his prison release terms and orders U.S. marshals to return Lupo to prison. • in 1962, at Atlanta, Dr. Harry Lipton concludes his psychiatric evaluation of prisoner Joseph Valachi. • in 1975, in Detroit, a bomb destroys a car belonging to the son of Teamsters President Frank Fitzsimmons. • in 1979, Anthony Provenzano is sentenced in New Jersey federal court to 20 years for racketeering conspiracy. Image of John Lazia.
July 10, 2026 at 10:18 AM
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#OTD (July 04)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

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On this date, July 04... • in 1857, a daylong riot on Manhattan's Lower East Side leaves scores of casualties among local police and rival gangs, Roche Guards ('Dead Rabbits') and Bowery Boys. • in 1895, Waterbury CT Mafia leader Antonio Spadola is suspected of shooting Nicolo Errico. • in 1903, the Paradise Social Club gang of New York's Five Points area battles with police at Mulberry Bend. • in 1914, a bomb-making accident results in an explosion at an East Harlem apartment building. • in 1928, New York police announce they have recovered a shotgun, an automatic pistol and a fully loaded Thompson submachine gun in the auto abandoned by Frankie Yale's killers. • in 1931, Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania, Joseph Biondo and Tommy Lucchese are arrested as suspicious persons at the Stribling-Schmeling boxing match in Cleveland. • in 1934, racketeer 'Colorado Joe' Morreale is found murdered near Endicott NY. • in 1938, Alphonso Attardi enters Leavenworth KS federal prison to serve a narcotics sentence. • in 1950, authorities learn that deported Sylvestro Carolla has returned to New Orleans. • in 1966, Tampa boss Santo Trafficante visits Carlos Marcello in New Orleans. Image of Sylvestro Carolla.
July 4, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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#OTD (May 27)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

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On this date, May 27... • in 1905, Five Points gangster August 'Little Chuck' Metz is arrested in connection with the Jack McManus murder. • in 1918, a Pittsburgh jury convicts Nicola Gentile, Samuel DiBella and Orazio Leone of fraud. • in 1924, John Torrio, Dean O'Banion and others are indicted in Chicago for Prohibition violations. • in 1945, Naval Intelligence Commander Charles Haffenden writes to New York governor's office vaguely praising 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania for contributions to U.S. war effort. • in 1959, Joseph Barbara suffers a heart attack at his Endicott NY home. • in 1967, paperwork related to Raymond Patriarca's 1938 Massachusetts pardon is said to be missing from executive archives and parole board records. • in 1988, a post-mortem exam shows that John DiGilio was shot numerous times in the head and face before being tossed into a New Jersey river. • in 1992, former Chicago boss Tony Accardo dies of heart and lung ailments at the age of 86. • in 1999, John J. DeRoss of the Colombo Crime Family goes to the home of recently disappeared William Cutolo, seeking Cutolo business records. Image of Tony Accardo.
May 27, 2026 at 11:15 AM
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#OTD (July 29)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

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On this date, July 29... • in 1919, 'Johnny Spanish' Mestrett is murdered by Nathan 'Kid Dropper' Kaplan outside a Manhattan restaurant. • in 1903, Paddy Shea, wanted for a gang killing in New York, is arrested in Philadelphia. • in 1930, Johnny Rosselli is arrested in Los Angeles on robbery and weapons charges. • in 1932, three Volpe brothers - James, Arthur and John - are killed at a coffee shop run by Pittsburgh crime boss John Bazzano. • in 1935, court testimony indicates that Dutch Schultz tried to buy his way out of a 1931 arrest by promising detectives 'fifty grand and a house apiece.' • in 1938, Frank Vultaggio of Endicott NY is arrested near Binghamton when his car is found to contain 80 gallons of illegal alcohol. • in 1949, against doctors' orders, Mickey Cohen leaves a Los Angeles hospital to attend funeral services for his aide Edward Herbert. • in 1954, Chicago Outfit leader Anthony Accardo attends the wake of Sam Giancana's father Antonio. • in 1959, a New Jersey grand jury indicts Teamsters official Anthony Provenzano for bribery. • in 1966, the FBI notes that Carlos Marcello is meeting with several local gambling figures at the Town and Country Motel in New Orleans. • in 1970, much of the Buffalo underworld leadership attends a stag party fundraiser to aid in boss Sam Pieri's legal expenses. Image of John Bazzano.
July 29, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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#OTD (Nov. 13) in 1957: on the eve of the #Apalachin underworld convention, #Mafia bosses Joseph #Bonanno and Stefano #Magaddino reportedly met in #EndicottNY.

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Bosses meet on eve of Apalachin convention
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November 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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#OTD (Mar 22)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#HillsvillePA #EastHarlem #Brooklyn #EndicottNY #Chicago #Wisconsin #LosAngeles #KansasCity #MilanMI #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians
On this date, March 22... • in 1893, Michael Tenora of Hillsville PA, said to be a leader of 'La Mafia,' is convicted of third degree murder. • in 1912, Luigi Lazzazaro is arrested in connection with the East Harlem murder of Pasquarella Spinelli. • in 1917, Brooklyn Camorra leader Leopold Lauritano is arrested for possession of a dangerous weapon after police find a weighted pipe behind a counter in his Navy Street coffeehouse. • in 1931, Frank Vultaggio and Patsy Turrigiano of Endicott NY are arrested for illegal transportation and possession of liquor. • in 1941, Chicago mobster Ross Prio launches the Grande Cheese Company of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. • in 1943, Chicago Outfit leader Frank Nitti is quietly buried at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, a day before his scheduled funeral. • in 1949, Mickey Cohen and aide Sol Davis are arrested in Los Angeles for murder conspiracy. • in 1950, Irene Sarno of Kansas City, business partner of the Binaggio family, dies of apparent sleeping pill overdose, becoming the third death among witnesses subpoenaed to a federal grand jury probe. • in 1957, a Joseph Valachi heroin smuggling conviction is reversed on appeal. • in 1966, Mafia informant Joseph Valachi is transfered from District of Columbia jail to federal prison in Milan, Michigan. • in 1971, more than 1000 people attend a $125 per plate testimonial dinner for Joseph Colombo, reputed mob boss and leader of an Italian-American civil rights organization. Image of Joseph Valachi.
March 22, 2026 at 10:15 AM
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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 09) in 1932, federal agents destroy an alcohol still in #NorthBartonNY and arrest #EndicottNY residents Santo #Vultaggio, James Coppola and Anthony Novetta.

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November 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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#OTD (July 4) in #OrganizedCrime #History: Gang war erupts in #NYC, #Coll escapes briefly, weapons of #Yale murder are recovered, #Luciano & #Lucchese & Biondo are questioned in #Cleveland, gangster is found dead near #EndicottNY, Attardi begins narcotics sentence.

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Image of Salvatore "Charlie Luciano" Lucania. Text reads: On this date, July 4... in 1857, scores of casualties result from a daylong gang war between the Roche Guards (Dead Rabbits) and the Bowery Boys in Manhattan's Lower East Side. in 1895, Waterbury CT Mafia leader Antonio Spadola is believed responsible for the shooting of Nicolo Errico. in 1899, future mobster Frank Abbatemarco is born in Brooklyn. in 1902, Meyer Lansky is born in Grodno (then in Russia), according to U.S. authorities. in 1903, the Paradise Social Club gang of New York's Five Points battles with police at Mulberry Bend. in 1914, a bomb-making accident results in an explosion that destroys the upper floors of a Lexington Avenue apartment building, kills several anarchist-terrorists and injures several residents. in 1926, Vincent Coll escapes from incarceration at New York's Randall's Island but is captured in the Bronx later that day. in 1928, New York police announce they have recovered a shotgun, an automatic pistol and a fully loaded Thompson submachine gun in the auto abandoned by Frankie Yale's killers. in 1931, Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania, Joseph Biondo and Tommy Lucchese are arrested as suspicious persons at the Stribling-Schmeling boxing match in Cleveland. in 1934, racketeer 'Colorado Joe' Morreale is found murdered near Endicott NY. in 1938, Alphonso Attardi enters Leavenworth KS federal prison to serve a narcotics sentence.
July 4, 2025 at 10:20 AM