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@writersofwrongs.bsky.socialOct 4, 2026, 1:04 PM

#OTD (Oct 04) in 1951, Guarino "Willie Moore" #Moretti is shot to death during a friendly chat with underworld colleagues at a #CliffsideParkNJ restaurant.

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#MafiaHistory #History #Skystorians

@mobhistory.substack.comOct 3, 2026, 1:03 PM

#OTD (Oct 03)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#Brooklyn #BuffaloNY #Detroit #FortLeeNJ #Chicago #Florida #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Oct 03... • in 1903, Joseph Valachi is born Giuseppe Vilacio in New York City. • in 1905, Vito Laduca is arrested in Baltimore in connection with a Brooklyn NY kidnapping. • in 1912, Harlem racketeer Aniello Prisco is arrested for the Sept. 3 killings of Tony Zaccaro and Giuseppe Jacco. • in 1914, Monk Eastman is arrested for vagrancy in Buffalo NY, and a city court orders him to leave the community. • in 1921, arriving in New York traffic court on a speeding charge, Joseph 'Joe Peppe' Viserti is recognized as a homicide suspect and charged with the killing of Joseph Lagumina. • in 1931, Elmer Macklin is arrested in Detroit for the murder of Chester LaMare. • in 1951, the Fort Lee NJ chief of police is indicted for failing to investigate gambling complaints against Willie Moretti and Joe Adonis. • in 1962, a federal jury acquits Chicago underworld leader Tony Accardo of tax fraud. • in 1973, Salvatore Anastasio, Catholic priest and author of a book about his murdered brother Albert Anastasia, passes away in Italy. • in 2008, a federal jury convicts Vincent Artuso and three south Florida associates of racketeering and other charges. Image of Tony Accardo.
@mobhistory.substack.comOct 2, 2026, 10:02 AM

#OTD (Oct 02)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#Detroit #Pittsburgh #BayShoreNY #DearbornMI #KansasCity #FortWorthTX #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Oct 02... • in 1919, gang boss Salvatore Giannola is shot to death in Detroit. In Pittsburgh, Orazio Leone, J.C. Catalano and Philip Catalano are charged as accessories to murder and committed to jail without bail. • in 1921, Tommy Lucchese and John Spina are arrested at Bay Shore NY for auto theft. • in 1926, after spending time in Sicily, mafioso Nicola Gentile returns to New York aboard the S.S. Roma. • in 1930, Frank Catania of Dearborn MI confesses to the accidental fatal shooting of gangster Frank Marino. • in 1931, Coll gangsters are believed responsible for the killing of Dutch Schultz aide Joe Mullens. • in 1963, Joseph Valachi tells a Senate rackets committee that gangster Red Levine admitted a role in the 1931 assassination of Salvatore Maranzano. • in 1974, after reviewing portions of The Last Testament of Lucky Luciano, the FBI dismisses the work as a complete fraud. • in 1994, former Kansas City mafioso Carl J. Civella dies in federal custody in Fort Worth TX. Image of Carl Civella.
@gangstersinc.bsky.socialOct 2, 2026, 9:17 AM

Death on a Cold Mountain: The Mafia killing of a child gangstersinc.org/2026/10/02/d... - #MafiaHistory #TrueCrime #Mafia #TheGodfather #Sicily #CosaNostra

@mobhistory.substack.comOct 1, 2026, 10:15 AM

#OTD (Oct 01)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#Chicago #NewEngland #FarmingdaleNY #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Oct 01... • in 1892, future U.S. mafioso Paul Palmeri is born in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily. • in 1897, future U.S. Mafia boss Giuseppe Profaci is born in Villabate, Sicily. • in 1926, Chicago gang leader Al Capone is arrested for bootlegging. • in 1931, relatives identify the remains of a 'torch murder' victim found at Arthursburg NY as Pasquale Canizio of Brooklyn. • in 1963, Attorney General Robert Kennedy announces that turncoat mafioso Joseph Valachi will be used as a government witness in federal criminal trials. • in 1964, New England boss Raymond L.S. Patriarca instructs his underlings to have no involvement with Joseph Bonanno or any of his people, as they have been cast out by the Commission. • in 1966, 'Trigger Mike' Coppola passes away. • in 2008, FBI agents begin digging for suspected mob murder victims at Farmingdale, Long Island. • in 2009, two sets of law enforcement raids targeting the Lucchese Crime Family of New York result in 29 arrests. Image of Mike Coppola.
@mobhistory.substack.comSep 30, 2026, 10:20 AM

#OTD (Sep 30)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#Pittsburgh #Boston #BronxNY #Brooklyn #RhodeIsland #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 30... • in 1886, New York Whyos gang leader Daniel Driscoll is convicted of the murder of Bridget Garrity. • in 1901, Sicilian mafioso Vito Cascioferro arrives in New York aboard the S.S. La Champagne from France. • in 1908, the Italian consul in New York presents gold watches to Joseph Petrosino and Anthony Vachris of NYPD for helping bring Italian fugitives to justice. • in 1919, Pittsburgh newspapers publish a Joseph Cusumano statement, denying that his murdered boss Gregorio Conti had a role in a recent fraudulent liquor sale. • in 1922, Boston gangster Joseph Simboli is found stabbed to death. • in 1925, Carmine Clementi gets 10-20 years in prison for a Bronx NY amusement park robbery. • in 1935, Joseph Amberg and associate Morris Kessler are shot to death in Brooklyn. Salvatore Fontana of Profaci Crime Family disappears in South Brooklyn. • in 1958, a New York appeals court upholds a contempt sentence against Frank Costello. • in 1979, Charles V. Carollo of Kansas City passes away at age 77. • in 1985, Rhode Island Mafia leader Luigi Manocchio is released on bail to await a new trial on conspiracy and accessory to murder charges. • in 1997, mob associate Peter Savino, who testified against Genovese boss Vincent Gigante, dies at age 55 while in the federal witness security program. Image of Cascioferro.
@mobhistory.substack.comSep 29, 2026, 10:15 AM

#OTD (Sep 29)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#NewOrleans #California #Wisconsin #DearbornMI #Detroit #Brooklyn #YoungstownOH #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 29... • in 1878, Salvatore Marino, leader of a rebel Mafia group in New Orleans, dies of Yellow Fever. • in 1902, a New York battle involving Eastman and Five Points gangs ends with fifteen arrests. • in 1905, future California mobster Frank Bompensiero is born in Wisconsin. • in 1929, a charge of attempted extortion against Joseph Valachi is dismissed in magistrate's court. • in 1930, Joe Marino of Dearborn MI dies of gunshot wounds suffered when he resisted arrest. • in 1949, noted criminal defense attorney Caesar B.F. Barra passes away at his Brooklyn home at the age of 69. • in 1951, a U.S. federal narcotics case against Nicola Gentile is closed while Gentile is in Sicily. • in 1958, reporters prove that Sandy Naples of Youngstown OH, serving a six-month term for lottery racketeering, is being let out of jail on the weekends. • in 1966, Bonanno Crime Family members Pasquale Gigante, Nicholas Marangello, Michael Consolo and Anthony Lisi begin 30-day sentences for contempt. • in 1986, informer Joseph Cantalupo testifies that Carmine Persico is reigning boss of the Colombo Crime Family. • in 2008, Anthony Spero, once part of Bonanno leadership, dies while serving a life sentence in federal prison. Image of Carmine Persico.
@mobhistory.substack.comSep 28, 2026, 10:49 AM

#OTD (Sep 28)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#Detroit #Chicago #Philadelphia #Massachusetts #KansasCity #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 28... • in 1902, members of the Five Points Gang in Manhattan fatally beat Eastman gangster Isidore Foster. • in 1917, Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter is arrested in New York for grand larceny. • in 1920, Detroit underworld boss John Vitale is fatally shot from a passing automobile. New York mafioso Giuseppe 'Clutching Hand' Piraino is arrested for murder, then discharged. A grand jury indicts eight Chicago White Sox players for conspiring with gamblers to throw the 1919 World Series. • in 1931, records seized during the arrest of New York madam Becky Liebstone indicate cooperation among several city brothels. • in 1937, Michael Montanaro of Philadelphia dies of gunshot wounds suffered when he resisted arrest. • in 1938, Raymond L.S. Patriarca is sentenced to three to five years in prison for a Massachusetts armed robbery. • in 1950, Kansas City Mafia leader Joseph DiGiovanni testifies before the Kefauver Committee. • in 1956, a federal judge halts a denaturalization case against Frank Costello because it is built upon illegal wiretap evidence. • in 1957, the Senate rackets committee accuses Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa with dozens of improper financial manipulations. • in 1963, informant Joe Valachi states that Vito Genovese is boss of bosses of the American Mafia. Image of John Vitale.
@mobhistory.substack.comSep 27, 2026, 1:49 PM

#OTD (Sep 27)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#Chicago #Detroit #Pittsburgh #Cleveland #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 27... • in 1886, New York Whyos gang leader Daniel Driscoll is brought to trial for the murder of Bridget 'Beezie' Garrity. • in 1913, a bystander is seriously wounded in a Detroit gunfight involving the Giannola brothers. • in 1928, Anthony Landolina is shot to death in Pittsburgh. • in 1929, Bronx Magistrate Albert Vitale admits he borrowed $20,000 from gangland financier Arnold Rothstein. • in 1930, Joe Marino of Dearborn MI, lieutenant of Chester LaMare, is fatally shot at his home. • in 1933, a Chicago detective is convicted of assault with a deadly weapon against Outfit leader Frank Nitti. Cleveland Mafia leader Frank Milano threatens to sue authorities for the return of seized weapons. • in 1956, a federal judge orders the dismissal of a perjury charge against Pittsburgh boss Sebastian LaRocca. • in 1963, the first day of Joe Valachi's testimony before the Senate Investigations subcommittee is broadcast on radio and TV. • in 1971, Anthony Accardo, Paul Ricca, Fiore Buccieri and Ross Prio are among the Chicago Outfit figures who attend the second day of Felix Alderisio's wake. • in 1974, Chicago-area businessman Daniel Seifert is killed outside his factory. • in 2007, three Chicago Outfit bosses, Frank Calabrese Sr., James Marcello and Joseph Lombardo, are convicted of racketeering murders. Image of Felix Alderisio.
@mobhistory.substack.comSep 26, 2026, 12:15 PM

#OTD (Sep 26)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#Brooklyn #WaukeganIL #Chicago #Wisconsin #LongBeachNY #HartfordCT #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 26... • in 1902, future U.S. underworld leader Albert Anastasia is born Umberto Anastasio in Tropea, Calabria, Italy. • in 1903, the New York press learned that Nicola Cappiello of Brooklyn received a 'Mano Negra' extortion letter. • in 1925, Gerardo Vernotico and Anna Petillo are married in a Manhattan church ceremony about a year after being joined in a civil ceremony. Chicago rackets boss Johnny Torrio remains in Waukegan IL jail after his sentence expires, because of an investigation into special privileges granted him. • in 1929, Illinois authorities release Wisconsin murder suspect Vincenzo Troia for lack of evidence though witnesses saw him near the murder scene. • in 1930, rum-runner Leo Steinberg disappears at Long Beach NY. • in 1970, Vincent Alo is convicted in New York federal court of giving false answers to the Securities and Exchange Commission. • in 1971, Chuck English, Dominick DiBella and Joseph Gagliano of the Chicago Outfit are observed attending the first night of Felix Alderisio's wake. • in 1975, Girolamo Santuccio and others are given immunity to testify before a federal grand jury investigating crime and corruption in Hartford CT. Image of Johnny Torrio.
@mobhistory.substack.comSep 25, 2026, 10:15 AM

#OTD (Sep 25)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#LosAngeles #Pittsburgh #RhodeIsland #Michigan #NewJersey #QueensNY #MiamiBeachFL #Bronx #Chicago #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 25... • in 1906, Joseph Cuccia is fatally shot in Los Angeles. • in 1919, Pittsburgh merchants J.C. Catalano, Philip Catalano and Orazio Leone are arrested in connection with the Gregorio Conti murder. • in 1930, Rhode Island revokes parole granted to Raymond L.S. Patriarca months earlier. • in 1931, after questioning, James Alascia is held as a material witness to the Salvatore Maranzano murder. • in 1933, Joe Bommarito and James Licavoli are given 90-days for violating Michigan Public Enemy Act. • in 1935, Dutch Schultz is arrested on suspicion in New Jersey. • in 1950, Frank Livorsi and others are charged with tax offenses connected with illegal wartime sugar sales. • in 1957, Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa is indicted for perjury. • in 1959, Anthony 'Augie Pisano' Carfano and Mrs. Janice Drake are shot to death in Carfano's car in Queens. • in 1960, Johnny Rosselli introduces secret CIA intermediary Robert Maheu to 'Sam Gold' (Sam Giancana) and 'Joe' (Santo Trafficante) at Miami Beach FL. • in 1963, within a Bronx apartment, police find files relating to Vincent Alo loansharking operations. • in 1971, Felix Alderisio of Chicago dies during an exercise period at the Marion IL federal prison. Image of Dutch Schultz.
@mobhistory.substack.comSep 24, 2026, 10:00 AM

#OTD (Sep 24)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#NewOrleans #Pittsburgh #SewickleyPA #RockfordIL #MadisonWI #Brooklyn #NewJersey #California #Philadelphia #NewEngland #Ohio #Boston #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 24... • in 1875, New Orleans merchant Bernard Ditte is shot and mortally wounded by 'Nine-Fingered Frank' Romeo. • in 1919, Pittsburgh Mafia leader Gregorio Conti is shot to death in an automobile. • in 1925, Frank Valenzi is convicted of the second-degree murder of Michele Rosato in Sewickley PA. • in 1929, Vincenzo Troia of Rockford IL is charged with murder in Madison WI. • in 1931, Stefano Rannelli, James Alascia and Felix Mule are taken into custody in Brooklyn and questioned about the Maranzano murder. • in 1963, former New Jersey mob bigshot Philip Amari dies of natural causes in California. • in 1965, FBI agents question Johnny 'Burns' Morale about reportedly kidnapped crime boss Joseph Bonanno. • in 1968, police raid a South Philadelphia flower shop and arrest local Mafia boss Angelo Bruno, his lieutenant Philip Testa, Robert Dick and New England mafiosi Joseph Napolitano and Theodore Fucillo. • in 2002, Ohio gangster Ronald Carabbia is released from prison after serving 22 years for murder. • in 2009, Carmen DiNunzio, Boston Mafia underboss, gets six years after pleading guilty to bribery charges. Image of Gregorio Conti.
@mobhistory.substack.comSep 23, 2026, 10:15 AM

#OTD (Sep 23)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#ArthursburgNY #WorcesterMA #BuffaloNY #QueensNY #Denver #Cleveland #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 23... • in 1910, New York gangster Kid Dropper is shot and seriously wounded by Johnny Spanish. • in 1919, Antonio 'Little Cooch' Deluca is fatally shot outside his father's saloon on Second Avenue in Manhattan. • in 1931, an unidentified male murder victim is found shot through the head and burned near Arthursburg NY. • in 1932, Raymond L.S. Patriarca and two others are charged in Worcester MA with armed bank robbery. • in 1936, Buffalo gangster Joseph DiCarlo is arrested for assaulting Roman Kroll. • in 1937, New York Police Officer John Wilson is shot to death after interrupting the burglary of Rudisch Refining Company on Fulton Street. • in 1960, Gambino Crime Family capodecina Vincent Squillante disappears. • in 1966, the 13 mafiosi arrested in a raid at La Stella Restaurant on Sept 22 are released on bail totaling $1.3 million. • in 1982, Eugene Smaldone of Denver is charged with federal racketeering, weapons and tax evasion offenses. • in 1986, former Cleveland Mafia underboss Angelo Lonardo testifies in the Mafia Commission trial in New York. Image of Angelo Lonardo.
@mobhistory.substack.comSep 22, 2026, 11:00 AM

#OTD (Sep 22)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#QueensNY #MadisonWI #BuffaloNY #NassauNY #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 22... • in 1888, New York Whyos gang leader Owen Bruen gets nine-plus years in prison for first degree assault. • in 1920, DOJ agents observe as Queens gangster Giacomo Caruso and five other men commit a robbery at a Waterbury CT restaurant. • in 1926, mafioso Nicola Gentile boards the S.S. Roma in Naples for a return to the U.S. • in 1929, a shotgun-wielding gunman in Madison WI wounds bootlegger Joe Gelosi and kills his young son. • in 1965, the beaten and shot body of Buffalo real estate agent Charles Gerass is found in the trunk of his wife's car. • in 1966, police raid the LaStella Restaurant in Queens to discover a meeting of top Mafia leaders Carlo Gambino, Tommy Eboli, Joe Colombo, Joey Gallo, Mike Miranda, Aniello Dellacroce, Santo Trafficante, Carlos Marcello and others. • in 1967, Frank Livorsi passes away in Nassau County NY. • in 2005, Gambino Crime Family lieutenant Dominick Pizzonia is charged with the 1992 murders of Thomas and Rosemarie Uva. Image of Dominick Pizzonia.
@mobhistory.substack.comSep 21, 2026, 10:15 AM

#OTD (Sep 21)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#TaftMN #Idaho #SewickleyPA #QueensNY #EriePA #Pittsburgh #Chicago #LakeZurichIL #BuffaloNY #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 21... • in 1881, after months of hearings into his identity, escaped Sicilian bandit Giuseppe Esposito is deported. • in 1908, a murdered man found near Taft MN is identified as Idaho bartender Louis Fava. Giacomo Reina, son of Gaetano Reina, is born in Manhattan. • in 1925, Frank Valenzi of Sewickley PA goes on trial for the murder of Michael Rosato. • in 1931, the funeral of Vito Genovese's first wife Donata features an elaborate procession from Manhattan into Queens. • in 1932, a federal grand jury at Erie PA indicts Angelo DiRenzo for the assault and robbery of a Pittsburgh mail clerk. • in 1946, Vincenzo 'the Cheese King' Benevento of Chicago is shot to death in a cabin hideout at Lake Zurich IL. • in 1952, New York newspapers report that recently murdered mobster Eugene Giannini had been an informant for federal narcotics agents. • in 1961, Aniello Dellacroce of the Gambino Crime Family is assaulted at a Manhattan restaurant by Gallo gangsters of the Profaci Crime Family. • in 1965, Buffalo-area real estate agent Charles Gerass disappears on his way to a meeting with Joseph Todaro. Image of Aniello Dellacroce.
@mobhistory.substack.comSep 20, 2026, 2:22 PM

#OTD (Sep 20)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#NewOrleans #CiceroIL #Chicago #Cleveland #Pittsburgh #RochesterNY #QueensNY #Philadelphia #Houston #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 20... • in 1867, New Orleans mafioso Salvatore Rosa is arrested for the stabbing murder of a minor local official. • in 1921, New York gangster Herman Kalman is fatally shot as he leaves a movie theater. • in 1926, Al Capone survives the drive-by shooting of his headquarters in Cicero IL. • in 1934, an effort by New York gangster Ernest Rupolo to kill William Gallo leaves Gallo wounded but alive. • in 1952, Eugene Giannini of New York is murdered by hit men assigned by Joseph Valachi. • in 1958, police claim a list of telephone numbers - from Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Rochester NY - was found with the body of murdered Fred Aquino. • in 1967, a New York judge dismisses criminal contempt indictments against Michele Miranda, Thomas Eboli, Dominick Alongi and Anthony Carillo - four of the seven arrested attendees at a Queens NY mob meeting a year earlier. • in 1983, Theodore DiPretoro confesses to assisting the late Rocco Marinucci in the 1981 bombing murder of Philadelphia Mafia boss Philip Testa. • in 2008, Frank J. Valenti, longtime underworld boss of Rochester, New York, dies at a Houston, Texas, nursing home. Image of Frank Valenti.
@mobhistory.substack.comSep 19, 2026, 12:49 PM

#OTD (Sep 19)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#HillsvillePA #Cleveland #Cuba #NewJersey #Florida #Philadelphia #Boston #NewEngland #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 19... • in 1908, Rocco Racco of Hillsville PA is convicted of murdering a state deputy game warden. • in 1912, Tony Milano of Cleveland jumps bail and vanishes before a counterfeiting trial. • in 1934, Ferdinand 'Shadow' Boccia is murdered in Brooklyn. • in 1946, Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania in Italy obtains a six-month visa to visit Cuba. • in 1952, Joseph Valachi sets in motion a plan to murder suspected informer Eugene Giannini. • in 1963, an FBI memo discusses an autobiography by mafioso Nicola Gentile that was acquired by the CIA. • in 1964, New Jersey crime boss Sam Rizzo DeCavalcante fails to convince renegade New York boss Joe Bonanno to appear before the Mafia Commission. • in 1968, Genovese Crime Family member Dominick DeQuarto refuses to answer questions of a Florida legislative committee. • in 1976, a published report suggests the JFK assassination may have been linked to mob murders of Johnny Rosselli and Sam Giancana and to CIA plots against Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. • in 1980, Philadelphia Mafia lieutenant John Simone is found shot to death in New York City. • in 1983, arrested by the FBI at a Boston North End restaurant, mafioso Gennaro Angiulo reportedly tells companions, 'I'll be back before my pork chops get cold.' Image of Rocco Racco.
@mobhistory.substack.comSep 18, 2026, 10:35 AM

#OTD (Sep 18)
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#Chicago #Detroit #Milwaukee #Philadelphia #NewEngland #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 18... • in 1888, Owen Bruen, leader of the New York Whyos gang, is convicted of first-degree assault. • in 1902, Anthony D'Andrea and his wife are arrested in Chicago for counterfeiting. • in 1930, the Detroit Free Press reports that a Mafia death sentence has been passed against local underworld figure Chester Lamare. • in 1932, Joseph Valachi and Mildred Reina are married in a church ceremony two months after being joined in a civil ceremony. • in 1939, New York gangster George 'Big Frenchie' Jeandemange dies of a heart attack. • in 1961, narcotics defendants Vincent Mauro, Frank 'the Bug' Caruso and Salvatore 'Sheets' Maneri fail to appear in New York federal court. • in 1967, Frank Balistrieri of Milwaukee gets two years in prison and a $10,000 fine for tax evasion. • in 1969, Bonanno Crime Family bigshot Frank Mari and aide Mike Adamo disappear. • in 1977, Philadelphia Mafia consigliere Joseph Rugnetta, 80, dies at a New Jersey hospital. • in 1984, Lucchese boss Anthony Corallo and Gambino boss Paul Castellano are charged with illegally controlling Long Island waste collection. • in 1986, during Commission Trial opening arguments, a defense attorney admits the existence of the Mafia and its dispute-resolving Commission. • in 2007, New England racketeer Jerry Angiulo, 88, is paroled from a federal prison hospital. Image of Anthony D'Andrea.
@mobhistory.substack.comSep 17, 2026, 10:15 AM

#OTD (Sep 17)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#Brooklyn #Atlanta #BuffaloNY #TonawandaNY #Cuba #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 17... • in 1903, Brooklyn merchant Nicolo Cappiello receives a threatening letter signed 'La Mano Nera.' • in 1917, the Atlanta Federal Prison physician reports that inmate Giuseppe Morello is in poor condition and suffers from heart trouble. • in 1931, Donata Genovese, wife of Vito Genovese, dies at age 28 after a battle with tuberculosis. • in 1952, Buffalo gangster Joseph DiCarlo is arrested on suspicion in Cleveland. • in 1954, William Herlands concludes his investigation of New York Governor Dewey's commutation of Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania's prison sentence. • in 1958, hours after his murdered brother's funeral, the acid-burned remains of western New York mobster Fred Aquino are found in a Tonawanda NY field. • in 1971, Lucchese Crime Family capodecina James Plumeri is found strangled to death. • in 1976, the U.S. House of Representatives decides to investigate a possible connection between Mafia-CIA anti-Castro efforts and the assassination of President John Kennedy. • in 2009, Gambino Crime Family soldier Charles Carneglia is sentenced to life in prison for racketeering and four mob murders. Image of Charles Carneglia.
@mobhistory.substack.comSep 16, 2026, 10:55 AM

#OTD (Sept. 16) in 1930: When Joseph #Bonanno was arrested in #Brooklyn for illegal weapons possession, police & press linked him with the #Capone gang in #Chicago. Read about it (free) on the MobHistory Substack.

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#NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory #Skystorians

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