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@mobhistory.substack.com Sep 25, 2026, 10:15 AM

#OTD (Sep 25)
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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.
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@mobhistory.substack.com Sep 24, 2026, 10:00 AM

#OTD (Sep 24)
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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.com Sep 23, 2026, 10:15 AM

#OTD (Sep 23)
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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.
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@mobhistory.substack.com Sep 22, 2026, 11:00 AM

#OTD (Sep 22)
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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.
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@mobhistory.substack.com Sep 21, 2026, 10:15 AM

#OTD (Sep 21)
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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.
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@mobhistory.substack.com Sep 20, 2026, 2:22 PM

#OTD (Sep 20)
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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.
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@mobhistory.substack.com Sep 19, 2026, 12:49 PM

#OTD (Sep 19)
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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.com Sep 18, 2026, 10:35 AM

#OTD (Sep 18)
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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.com Sep 17, 2026, 10:15 AM

#OTD (Sep 17)
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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.
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@mobhistory.substack.com Sep 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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@mobhistory.substack.com Sep 16, 2026, 10:15 AM

#OTD (Sep 16)
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On this date, Sept 16...
• in 1903, Manhattan gangster Monk Eastman is held on suspicion after a recent deadly riot.
• in 1904, the New York Police Department assigns six detectives to a new Italian Branch of the Detective Bureau.
• in 1921, a Niagara Falls judge finds insufficient evidence connecting Angelo Palmeri to the murder of Emilio Gnazzio.
• in 1930, Joseph Bonanno is arrested in Brooklyn and charged with grand larceny and illegal weapons possession.
• in 1937, Joseph 'Adonis' Doto is charged with assault and robbery.
• in 1947, Mike Miranda surrenders to police in Brooklyn in connection with the murder of Ferdinand Boccia twelve years earlier.
• in 1950, brothers Meyer and Jack Lansky, George Sadlow and seven codefendants plead guilty to gambling charges at Fort Lauderdale FL and pay fines.
• in 1952, Joseph Valachi postpones a hit on Eugene Giannini because the assigned gunmen are not sure of their escape route.
• in 1966, undercover FBI agents obtain evidence against gambling operators at the Red Dog Casino in Chester WV.
• in 1973, Mike Miranda, leader in the Genovese Crime Family, dies at age 82.
Image of Mike Miranda.

@mobhistory.substack.com Sep 15, 2026, 10:00 AM

#OTD (Sep 15)
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On this date, Sept 15...
• in 1910, Paul Kelly officially changes his surname back to Vaccarelli.
• in 1927, a federal jury at Kansas City cannot reach a verdict in the bootlegging case against Frank DeMayo and Robert Carnahan.
• in 1941, Louis Buchalter, Emanuel Weiss and Louis Capone go on trial for murder.
• in 1943, bootlegger Frank Nuccio is held by authorities as a material witness to the Manhattan murder of publisher Carlo Tresca.
• in 1952, under orders from Anthony Strollo, Joseph Valachi assigns Joey and Pasquale Pagano and Fiore Siano to plan the murder of suspected informer Eugene Giannini.
• in 1970, former Cleveland Mafia boss Frank Milano, 78, dies of natural causes in Los Angeles.
Image of Frank Milano.

@writersofwrongs.bsky.social Sep 14, 2026, 11:06 AM

On this date (Sep 14) in 1874, a militia company led by Joseph #Macheca played a critical role in the momentarily successful #WhiteLeague rebellion in #NewOrleans.

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@mobhistory.substack.com Sep 14, 2026, 10:01 AM

#OTD (Sep 14)
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#BuffaloNY #Cuba #Philadelphia #LaTunaTX #LasVegas #GloucesterNJ #NewJersey #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

On this date, Sept 14...
• in 1894, future New York Mafia boss Giuseppe Morello is sentenced in Italy to more than six years in prison for counterfeiting.
• in 1905, future Buffalo Mafia boss Giuseppe DiCarlo enters the U.S. through New York City.
• in 1931, a Salvatore Maranzano relative tells police Maranzano was murdered due to a conflict with Dutch Schultz.
• in 1960, disguising government connections, CIA representatives meet in New York with mafioso Johnny Rosselli about a plan to assassinate Cuba's Fidel Castro.
• in 1963, the Philadelphia Bulletin reports that Joseph Valachi was found to be mentally ill one week before he became an informer.
• in 1968, Joseph Valachi is transferred to La Tuna federal prison in Texas.
• in 1983, Anthony Spilotro and underlings are indicted in Las Vegas for homicide and burglaries.
• in 1984, Salvatore Testa, son of former boss Philip Testa, is found murdered in Gloucester Township NJ.
• in 1988, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement adds New Yorker Venero Mangano to its casino exclusion list.
• in 2006, Genovese Crime Family acting boss Matthew Ianniello pleads guilty to union racketeering charges.
Image of Matthew Ianniello.

@mobhistory.substack.com Sep 13, 2026, 1:27 PM

#OTD (Sep 13)
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On this date, Sept 13...
• in 1904, NYPD Commissioner William McAdoo announces plans for an Italian detective squad led by Detective Sergeant Joseph Petrosino.
• in 1922, Anthony 'Scutch' Indelicato of New York is arrested for grand larceny.
• in 1924, bootlegger Frank D'Agostino is found shot to death at Weehawken NJ.
• in 1931, John Bazzano becomes Pittsburgh Mafia leader after the shooting death of Joseph Siragusa. Murdered gangsters Sam Monaco and Louis Russo are found in New Jersey's Newark Bay.
• in 1936, on orders from Louis Buchalter, gunmen Louis Capone, Emanuel Weiss and Phil Strauss murder Joseph Rosen in Brooklyn.
• in 1956, racketeer Joseph 'Doc' Stacher is stripped of U.S. citizenship by Los Angeles federal court.
• in 1958, Frank Aquino is found murdered in an automobile left in Lackawanna NY.
• in 1981, Nicholas D'Andrea is killed in Chicago Heights.
• in 1998, former New York crime boss John J. Gotti is transfered from Marion penitentiary to the Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield MO.
Image of Joseph Siragusa.

@mobhistory.substack.com Sep 12, 2026, 2:10 PM

#NewOrleans #Mafia boss Joseph #Agnello had survived previous assassination attempts. But, #OTD (Sept 12) in 1871, the odds (and his underworld rivals) caught up with him.

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@writersofwrongs.bsky.social Sep 12, 2026, 1:09 PM

#OTD (Sep 12) in 1931, bootlegger Joseph #Manino is shot to death in a #Brooklyn neighborhood known as Death Valley.

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@mobhistory.substack.com Sep 12, 2026, 12:08 PM

#OTD (Sep 12)
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On this date, Sept 12...
• in 1871, New Orleans Mafia boss Joseph Aniello is shot and critically wounded.
• in 1903, Nicola Cappiello of Brooklyn charges four men with extorting $1,000 from him. In Carbondale PA, Frank Mazzagari and Luigi Conoir are arrested on extortion charges.
• in 1915, Louis Buchalter is arrested in New York for burglary and assault.
• in 1917, Umberto Anastasio, later known as Albert Anastasia, enters U.S. by jumping ship in New York harbor.
• in 1919, Pittsburgh Mafia leader Gregorio Conti files for a passport to return with his family and with Giuseppe Cusumano to Italy.
• in 1930, Sam DiCarlo of Buffalo is arrested for kidnapping and murder.
• in 1931, Joseph Mannino, longtime bootlegger, is shot to death in Brooklyn.
• in 1936, Joseph Valachi receives a suspended sentence for policy gambling. In Dallas, gambling racketeer Ben Frieden is fatally shot.
• in 1965, Thomas Pennacchio, 75, dies in Brooklyn.
• in 1967, New Orleans boss Carlos Marcello considers bringing into court evidence of government wiretapping of his phones.
• in 1973, Philadelphia underboss Philip Testa is jailed for contempt.
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@mobhistory.substack.com Sep 11, 2026, 10:00 AM

#OTD (Sep 11)
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@writersofwrongs.bsky.social Sep 10, 2026, 11:10 AM

#OTD (Sep 10) in 1931, #Mafia boss of bosses Salvatore #Maranzano was shot and stabbed to death. Joseph #Valachi later provided authorities with background on the assassination.

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