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The history of organized crime in the United States.
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#OTD (Feb. 03)
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On this date, February 3... • in 1898, future Chicago Mafia boss Angelo Genna is born in Marsala, Sicily. • in 1902, future Dallas Mafia boss Joseph Francis Civello is born in Port Allen LA. • in 1905, Joseph Cogliandro of northeast Pennsylvania confesses to Mafia extortion and reveals secrets of the regional Mafia organization. • in 1915, Pellegrino DiGiovanni, recently acquitted of a double-murder, is fatally shot in a Chicago butcher shop. • in 1931, 'Joe the Baker' Catania, a loyal lieutenant of Giuseppe Masseria, is shot and mortally wounded by Salvatore Maranzano gunmen in the Bronx. • in 1933, Joseph Castaldo of New York pleads guilty to six counts of tax evasion and two counts of concealing assets in bankruptcy. He is sentenced to 11 months in prison. • in 1953, federal authorities attempt to revoke the naturalization of New Jersey racketeer Joseph 'Doc' Stacher. • in 1954, the New Jersey attorney general investigates the 1952 prison death of Salvatore Moretti. • in 1960, a federal jury at Pittsburgh begins deliberations in the trial of Victor Carlucci, Daniel 'Speedo' Hanna, Norman Rothman, Joseph Merola, Stuart Sutor and Joseph 'Red' Giordano for running stolen military weapons to Cuban revolutionaries. Image of Joseph Catania
February 3, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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#OTD (Feb. 02)
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On this date, February 2... • in 1904, Monk Eastman and some of his men engage in a shootout with Pinkerton detectives. • in 1905, northeast Pennsylvania Black Hander Frank Muncolo pleads guilty to robbery by menace. He is sentenced to four years in prison. • in 1906, a magistrate at East Youngstown OH receives a threatening Black Hand letter. • in 1912, Manhattan gangster Owen Madden is a suspect in the shooting of William Henshaw. • in 1914, Chicago wine merchant Victor Barone is seriously wounded in a shooting at Gault Court. • in 1919, Pasquale Danni, brother-in-law of Detroit-area mob boss Sam Giannola, is killed at Goddall Street and Biddle Avenue. • in 1920, Louis Buchalter is arrested in New York for burglary. • in 1931, Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania is arrested for felonious assault. • in 1933, Joseph Castaldo goes to trial in New York federal court on tax evasion charges. • in 1940, Abe 'Kid Twist' Reles is arrested for a 1933 murder. • in 1946, as officials prepare to deport Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania, he is moved from Sing Sing Prison to Ellis Island. • in 2009, Chicago Outfit leader Joseph Lombardo is sentenced to life in prison for racketeering and murders. Image of Abe Reles
February 2, 2026 at 10:49 AM
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February 1, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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#OTD (Feb. 01)
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On this date, February 1... • in 1904, Secret Service agents trail recently freed Barrel Murder suspect Tommaso Petto from Port Chester NY back to Manhattan. • in 1913, a federal jury convicts Frank Filasto of New York City and Joseph Ribuffo of Paterson NJ of human trafficking. • in 1917, Frank Yale of Brooklyn and two other men are arrested at a New Utrecht Avenue cafe for illegal possession of handguns. • in 1921, following the Bronx shooting of Angelo Lagattuta, mafioso Saverio Pollaccia is arrested for possession of a revolver. • in 1930, Jack McGurn and Tony Accardo are arrested in connection with the murder of Chicago Crime Commission investigator Julius Rosenheim. • in 1932, two gunmen kill three and wound three at a Bronx apartment linked with Vincent Coll, who is not present. • in 1936, Special Prosecutor Thomas Dewey orders dozens of simultaneous raids against New York brothels. • in 1951, gangster Edward Coco shoots and kills a car-washer in Miami Beach FL. • in 1959, Meyer Lansky is admitted to a Hollywood FL hospital with pericarditis. • in 1966, a delegation of Italian Americans, including four congressmen, meet with the U.S. attorney general to object to the planned publication of Joseph Valachi's memoirs. • in 2002, John J. Gotti is taken from a federal prison hospital to receive further cancer treatment at St. John's Regional Health Center in Springfield MO. Image of Tony Accardo
February 1, 2026 at 12:55 PM
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#OTD (Jan. 31) in 1962: #Gallo gangsters become local heroes for a moment after rescuing children from a #Brooklyn apartment fire.

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Brooklyn's Gallo mobsters become heroes
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January 31, 2026 at 11:10 AM
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#OTD (Jan. 31)
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On this date, January 31... • in 1909, two sticks of dynamite are found on the window ledge of Detroit underworld leader Joseph Vitale's home. • in 1910, during the counterfeiting trial of New York's Morello mob, key prosecution witness Antonio Comito is cross-examined. • in 1918, future Mafia boss Philip Rastelli is born in Brooklyn NY. • in 1927, Youngstown OH crime figure Nicholas Mallamo dies of earlier gunshot wounds. • in 1933, notorious Rhode Island rum-runner Daniel Walsh disappears after a dinner with associates. • in 1936, police arrest 55 men at a dice game at 110 West 116th Street in Harlem. The game is believed run by 'Trigger Mike' Coppola. • in 1962, Gallo gangsters rescue six children from a burning third-floor apartment in Brooklyn and extinguish the blaze before firefighters arrive. • in 1978, Donald Renno and Vincent Moretti are killed in a restaurant in Cicero IL. • in 1982, federal agents raid a Campbell OH casino run by Ernest Biondillo and seize a semiautomatic pistol and $21,160 believed to be the house cut of the previous night's 'barbut' games. • in 1989, Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirms the 100-year prison sentences of mafiosi convicted in the 1986 Commission case. Image of Philip Rastelli
January 31, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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#OTD (Jan. 30)
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On this date, January 30... • in 1913, during the human trafficking trial of Frank Filasto and Joseph Ribuffo, prosecution witness Annie Greco collapses in fear in the witness stand after observing people in the gallery making death gestures toward her. • in 1915, after weeks of legal battles, Jim Colosimo's restaurant at 2128 Wabash Avenue in Chicago is allowed to reopen. • in 1918, the clemency application of convicted Mafia counterfeiter Ignazio Lupo is supported by a letter from Judge George W. Ray, who sentenced him to 30 years. • in 1926, Joseph Florino is arrested in Brooklyn in connection with a homicide. • in 1927, Youngstown OH underworld figures Nick Mallamo and Sam Tripelo are shot and mortally wounded on Division Street. • in 1930, Frank Plaia and Michael Sclafoni, convicted of two Hempstead, Long Island, killings, are electrocuted at Sing Sing Prison. • in 1935, former Cleveland Mafia boss Frank Milano enters Mexico. • in 1951, the sheriff of Jefferson Parish LA orders the closure of the mob-run Beverly Club and other casinos. • in 1957, the U.S. Senate creates a Select Committee on Improper Activities in the Labor or Management Field (McClellan Committee). • in 1967, Tampa FL boss Santo Trafficante visits a New Orleans doctor accompanied by local Mafia boss Carlos Marcello. • in 1968, a mob car-bomb murder attempt at Everett MA costs attorney John Fitzgerald Jr. the lower part of his right leg. Image of Jim Colosimo
January 30, 2026 at 11:17 AM
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#OTD (Jan. 29) in 1962: Two brothers, supporters of the #Brooklyn #Gallo gang, had a very bad Monday morning.

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Mob mayhem on a Monday morning
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January 29, 2026 at 10:34 AM
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#OTD (Jan. 29)
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On this date, January 29... • in 1879, Vincenzo Trapani of San Francisco is convicted of conspiring with local mafiosi in the robbery of a shoe store. • in 1904, Tommaso Petto, held for months as a suspect in New York's Barrel Murder, is freed. • in 1919, the Eighteenth Amendment, prohibiting the manufacture, sale and transport of alcoholic beverages beginning in 1920, is ratified. • in 1927, Vito Genovese is arrested in Brooklyn for illegally carrying a firearm. • in 1928, John Barrett of Manhattan, wounded by a gunshot to the head, tells police he was shot by a back seat passenger while traveling in a car with Meyer Lansky, Bugsy Siegel, Red Levine and others. • in 1932, Salvatore Shillitani is charged with the Bronx murder of Benedetto Bellini. • in 1940, Sebastian John LaRocca is arrested in Pittsburgh for larceny. The Federal Bureau of Narcotics shares with the Customs Service information on the Grand Council (Commission) of the Sicilian-Italian underworld in the U.S. • in 1962, Gallo gang supporters Mike and Philip Albergo are shot and wounded in Brooklyn while repairing a flat tire. • in 1963, a Trumbull County OH judge directs the acquittal of accused arsonist Dominick Moio. Image of Vito Genovese
January 29, 2026 at 10:37 AM
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#OTD (Jan. 28)
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#Montana #Detroit #Bronx #SanFrancisco #Cuba #WarrenOH #Brooklyn #Tampa #NewOrleans #LongIslandNY #Philadelphia #Chicago #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians
On this date, January 28... • in 1908, convicted of second-degree murder in Montana, Robert Vanella is sentenced to 50 years in prison. • in 1920, Tony Alescio is shot and killed on East Congress Street in Detroit, apparent victim of a Mafia feud. • in 1932, Nicholas Paduano is murdered outside his Bronx NY home. • in 1949, Leonard Calamia, Sebastiano Nani and Mike Abati go on trial in San Francisco for the 1947 murder of Nick DeJohn. • in 1960, one of six men charged with running stolen U.S. weapons to Cuban rebels, Joseph 'Red' Giordano testifies in his defense. • in 1963, Dominic Moio goes to trial for a Warren OH arson fire. • in 1966, factions within New York's Bonanno Crime Family exchange shots on Brooklyn's Troutman Street, between Knickerbocker and Irving avenues. • in 1967, Tampa boss Santo Trafficante Jr. dines at a New Orleans restaurant with local boss Carlos Marcello. • in 1970, grand jury indictments result in the arrests of a number of Long Island mafiosi, including Henry Hill, 'Sally the Sheik' Musacchio, 'Buster' Aloi and Jerry Asaro. • in 1993, Mario Riccobene of Philadelphia is shot to death in his parked automobile. • in 2009, Frank Calabrese Sr., convicted of racketeering and murders in Chicago's Family Secrets trial, is sentenced to life in prison. Image of Santo Trafficante Jr.
January 28, 2026 at 11:10 AM
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#OTD (Jan. 27)
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On this date, January 27... • in 1895, New Orleans Police Chief Dexter Gaster reports that the Mafia, thought dead after 1891 lynchings, has been revived in his city. • in 1908, Giuseppe Marino of Sewickley PA is charged with using the U.S. mails in a scheme to defraud. • in 1910, Antonio Comito testifies for a second day in the Morello-Lupo counterfeiting trial. • in 1925, Ferdinando Mauro of Pittsburgh is charged with liquor violations after whiskey and wine are seized during a raid at his store. • in 1926, angered by the dismissal of a murder indictment, the Brooklyn district attorney accuses New York Judge Selah Strong of conspiring with the attorney of Camorra leader Leopoldo Lauritano. • in 1927, Vito Genovese is arrested in Brooklyn for illegal weapon possession. • in 1930, New York gangsters (and recreational fishermen) Frank Costello and Charles Lucania are mentioned by Miami press after Costello manages to reel in a 58-pound wahoo. • in 1959, crime boss Joseph Profaci testifies during a hearing of the New York State Investigation Commission. • in 1962, after being questioned by police regarding his relationship to deceased mafioso 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania, producer Martin Gosch tells the press that their only connection was a common interest in a movie project. • in 2004, former Youngstown OH underworld boss Lenny Strollo is sentenced to just under 13 years in prison. Image of Frank Nitti
January 27, 2026 at 11:22 AM
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#OTD (Jan. 26)
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On this date, January 26... • in 1910, the counterfeiting trial of Giuseppe Morello, Ignazio Lupo and six others opens in New York federal court. • in 1912, an informant tells the Secret Service in New York that two underworld visitors from Kansas City are seeking an audience with Brooklyn boss Sebastiano DiGaetano. • in 1929, bootlegging conspiracy indictments are dismissed against Chicago gang boss Al Capone and 68 other defendants. • in 1937, 'Cokey Flo' Brown formally recants her testimony in the New York vice trial against 'Lucky Luciano' Lucania and others. • in 1939, a federal judge in Pittsburgh overturns bootlegging convictions of Dominic Mallamo and Joseph Angelo, both of Youngstown OH. • in 1956, Joseph Profaci is fined $4,000 in Brooklyn federal court for mislabeling a diluted product as 100% pure olive oil. • in 1962, Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania dies of an apparent heart attack at a Naples, Italy, airport, where he was to meet movie producer Martin Gosch. • in 1963, the governor of Wisconsin launches an inquiry into links between the Grande Cheese Company and organized crime. • in 1973, the body of crime boss Carlo Gambino's nephew Emanuel Gambino is found by FBI agents in a shallow grave in Colts Neck, NJ. • in 2009, Paul Schiro, convicted of racketeering in the Chicago Family Secrets trial, is sentenced to 20 years in prison. Image of Lucania
January 26, 2026 at 11:37 AM
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#OTD (Jan 25) in 1908, former #NewYork gangster Robert #Vanella is convicted of the #Montana murder of Raffaele Orasio.

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Robert Vanella
January 25, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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#OTD (Jan 25) in 1951, 'Dandy Phil' #Kastel testifies from late morning until midnight before the #Kefauver Committee in #NewOrleans.

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Phil Kastel
January 25, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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#OTD (Jan 25) in 1947, Al #Capone, long afflicted by complications from syphilis, dies of stroke and pneumonia at #PalmIslandFL.

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Al Capone
January 25, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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#OTD (Jan 25) in 1943, Gaetano #Lucchese becomes a naturalized citizen of the U.S.

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Tommy Lucchese
January 25, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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#OTD (Jan 25) in 1933, in #NewYork, Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas #Dewey (shown) obtains an indictment against Dutch #Schultz for federal income tax evasion.

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Thomas Dewey
January 25, 2026 at 1:36 PM
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#OTD (Jan 25) in 1912, suspected informer Giuseppe Stefano is killed near the #MurderStable in #EastHarlem.

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Newspaper sketch of the Murder Stable
January 25, 2026 at 12:49 PM
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#OTD (Jan 25) in 1933, #Boston area police suspect that former #bootlegging partners were behind the murder of underworld leader Charles #Solomon.

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January 25, 2026 at 12:12 PM
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#OTD (Jan. 24) in 1925: The near-fatal attack that convinced Johnny #Torrio to retire from the #Chicago underworld.
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Torrio surrenders Chicago rackets after ambush
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January 24, 2026 at 11:23 AM
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#OTD (Jan. 24)
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#NewJersey #ConeyIsland #Philadelphia #Denver #KansasCity #RoxburyMA #Pittsburgh #PalmBeachFL #Chicago #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians
On this date, January 24... • in 1914, James Ribuffo of New Jersey enters Atlanta Federal Prison to serve a two-year term for human trafficking. • in 1918, former Secret Service agent William Flynn supports the clemency application of imprisoned New York counterfeiter Ignazio Lupo. • in 1925, Johnny Torrio is shot and seriously wounded in front of his Clyde Avenue, Chicago, home. At Coney Island, Brooklyn, the building that formerly housed the Harvard Inn is destroyed by fire. • in 1928, Saverio Rugnetta is shot ten times and dies outside the Rugnetta barbershop in Philadelphia. • in 1931, police raid a conference of Denver-area bootleggers. Authorities in Kansas City find a secret cellar whiskey storage room in the seized home of Carlo Mangiaracina, then serving a prison sentence for liquor violations. • in 1933, New England bootlegger Charles Solomon is shot to death in the washroom of the Roxbury MA Cotton Club. • in 1945, Samuel DiBella of Pittsburgh dies of heart disease. • in 1973, Aniello Dellacroce of Manhattan and two codefendants are convicted of income tax evasion related to labor racketeering. • in 1982, future informant Thomas DelGiorno is inducted as a member of the Philadelphia Mafia. • in 2008, federal prosecutors announce the arrest of Vincent Artuso and a Gambino Crime Family crew operating in the Palm Beach area of Florida. Image of Johnny Torrio.
January 24, 2026 at 11:20 AM
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#OTD (Jan 23) in 1931, federal authorities seize the #KansasCity home of imprisoned bootlegger Carlo #Mangiaracina.

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January 23, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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#OTD (Jan 23) in 1917, former #Chicago Police Chief Charles C. Healey is indicted on eight counts of accepting bribes from saloon and brothel owners, including Jim #Colosimo (shown) and Johnny #Torrio.

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Jim Colosimo
January 23, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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#OTD (Jan 23) in 1962, fugitive U.S. drug smugglers Vincent #Mauro and Salvatore #Maneri are apprehended in Europe.

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Vincent Mauro (left) and Salvatore Maneri (right).
January 23, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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#OTD (Jan 23) in 1914, police learn that Samuel Flossi, a witness to the #Chicago murders of Rosario #Dispenza and Anthony Puccio, is hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the forehead.

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January 23, 2026 at 3:58 PM