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Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

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On this date, June 16... • in 1857, while New York City and state officials quarrel about authority over the police department, street gangs engage in bloody battles on Bayard Street near the Bowery. • in 1928, authorities note that Al Capone has returned to his estate at Palm Island FL. • in 1931, Al Capone pleads guilty to tax evasion as part of a plea deal, but Judge James Wilkerson refuses to be bound by the deal. Guy Brock of Kansas City pleads guilty to bootlegging conspiracy. • in 1947, Sebastiano Nani and Ciro Gallo are questioned by San Francisco police about the murder of Nick DeJohn. • in 1953, FBI eavesdrops on a telephone conversation between Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa and New York mobster John Dioguardi. • in 1962, fearing a Mafia death sentence within the walls of Atlanta Federal Prison, Joseph Valachi asks to be put into solitary confinement. • in 1965, Youngstown OH racketeer Jasper 'Fats' Aiello is convicted of aiding illegal abortions. • in 1966, Sam Giancana of Chicago is observed meeting with Frank Balistrieri at a Milwaukee night club. • in 1986, Anne Spilotro reports to Chicago-area police that her husband Michael has been missing for two days. • in 1989, the body of New England Mafia leader William Grasso is found in a grassy area near the Connecticut River in Wethersfield CT. In Saugus MA, 'Cadillac Frank' Salemme is wounded in a mob assassination attempt. Image of William Grasso.
June 16, 2026 at 10:35 AM
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#OTD (Nov 07) in 1913, condemned murderer Joseph #Buonomo is transfered from #BridgeportCT to state prison in #WethersfieldCT, where he is scheduled to be hanged in March.

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November 7, 2025 at 11:48 AM