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On this date, Oct 16... • in 1902, Paolo 'Kelly' Vaccarelli and 45 others are arrested for fraudulent voter registration. • in 1908, Bonaventura Pinzolo gets 5 years for Black Hand activity. • in 1918, Tony Matranga is arrested for shooting at Los Angeles racketeer Stephen Ardizzone. • in 1920, Prohibition agents seize $30,000 worth of whiskey in a Manhattan raid. • in 1924, 60 barrels of whiskey are stolen from a government warehouse outside Pittsburgh. • in 1927, Louis Buchalter, Jacob Shapiro and Hyman Holtz take over the rackets of murdered 'Little Augie' Orgen. • in 1929, racketeer Salvatore 'Charlie Luciano' Lucania is abducted in Manhattan. • in 1932, a hunter outside Liberty NY finds the body of a murdered man. • in 1934, New York Mayor LaGuardia has himself photographed destroying slot machines. • in 1963, the Senate's McClellan Committee hears about the structure, membership and activities of the New England Crime Family. • in 1972, Carmine Tramunti, Paul Vario, Natale Evola and hundreds of others in the New York area are called to testify about Mafia infiltration of legitimate businesses. • in 1980, Aladena Fratianno testifies in the Los Angeles federal trial of Mafia leaders. • in 2006, Clarence Smaldone, former Denver crime boss, dies at the age of 82. Image of Carmine Tramunti.