Grilled Cheese

ExploreLog inSign up
Terms of UsePrivacy PolicyCommunity StandardsHelpGet the app

Grilled Cheese is a product of Village Compute

Version devBuilt at: 2026-10-12 02:39:10 EDT

Explore

PostsPeople
LatestRanked
@mobhistory.substack.comSep 12, 2026, 12:08 PM

#OTD (Sep 12)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#NewOrleans #Brooklyn #CarbondalePA #Pittsburgh #BuffaloNY #Dallas #Philadelphia #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

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. Image of Albert Anastasia.