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#OTD (Sep 14)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

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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.

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