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by THunt
Wed, Oct 24, 2018, 4:44 pm
Forum: 1920-1933: Prohibition Era
Topic: Al Capone - Chicago Outfit
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Views: 12990

Al Capone - Chicago Outfit

On this date in 1931... Federal Judge James H. Wilkerson on October 24, 1931, sentenced Chicago Outfit leader Al Capone to eleven years in prison and a $50,000 fine for evading income taxes. Capone also needed to pay $215,000 in back taxes plus interest. https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XTaIG7u2oqs/W9BVuz...
by THunt
Tue, Oct 23, 2018, 2:33 pm
Forum: Books and Periodicals
Topic: November 2018 issue of Informer
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Views: 16380

November 2018 issue of Informer

The November 2018 issue of Informer: The History of American Crime and Law Enforcement is now available in print and electronic editions. To preview/purchase this issue, visit Informer on the MagCloud service using this link: http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/1510369 https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DK...
by THunt
Tue, Oct 23, 2018, 2:25 pm
Forum: 1950-1957: Kefauver thru Apalachin
Topic: FBI Top Hoodlum Program
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Views: 29493

FBI Top Hoodlum Program

Over on the Yahoo! discussion group recently, author Gavin Schmitt noted that FBI had some sort of Top Hoodlum designation before the Mafia convention at Apalachin. This seems to contradict the decades-old assertion that FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover created the Top Hoodlum Program after Apalachin in...
by THunt
Thu, Oct 18, 2018, 2:56 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Welcome *PLEASE READ*
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Views: 33055

Welcome *PLEASE READ*

Welcome to the American Mafia history forum of the Mafiahistory.us website. It is our hope that this forum will encourage the courteous exchange of ideas relating to the history of traditional organized crime in the United States, will foster greater understanding of that history and will aid those...
by THunt
Thu, Oct 18, 2018, 2:04 pm
Forum: 1920-1933: Prohibition Era
Topic: When 'Lucky' was found beaten and bleeding on Staten Island
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Views: 12957

When 'Lucky' was found beaten and bleeding on Staten Island

Charles "Lucky" Lucania (later known as Charlie Luciano) was staggering along Hylan Boulevard at Prince's Bay just outside Tottenville, Staten Island, on the morning of October 17, 1929. Patrolman Blanke of the Tottenville Police Station took notice. Blanke saw that Lucania, a known Manhattan racket...
by THunt
Mon, Oct 15, 2018, 3:19 pm
Forum: 1860-1900: Early Years
Topic: Hennessy assassination, Oct. 15, 1890.
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Views: 13147

Hennessy assassination, Oct. 15, 1890.

https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SAEr-wPXBm4/WeMyY7HP6gI/AAAAAAAAJ3o/NIybcfmcJkgFIv3bZTuC9NGsQNN2InH-QCLcBGAs/s1600/HennessySceneOfTheAssassination.gif New Orleans Police Chief David Hennessy was fatally shot Oct. 15, 1890, by several Mafia assassins a short distance from his home. He succumbed to his wo...
by THunt
Tue, Oct 9, 2018, 8:23 am
Forum: Books and Periodicals
Topic: Informer: November 2018 preview
Replies: 0
Views: 16302

Informer: November 2018 preview

https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rF7OCOjxljI/W6t-L0yCAbI/AAAAAAAAKfE/PNgtBWVnNI87oIm3ZWwFJ0YzGhl8BIYpQCLcBGAs/s400/inf11-2018.png The next issue of Informer: The History of American Crime and Law Enforcement will be released in late October, 2018. Its cover story is Baby Face Nelson and the 'Tape Bandits...
by THunt
Tue, Oct 9, 2018, 8:20 am
Forum: 1970-1986: Modern thru Commission Trial
Topic: Commission Trial jury selection
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Views: 11601

Commission Trial jury selection

https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PDPHLIQEq00/W5PUNjveX5I/AAAAAAAAKbw/5Lte8yJeqp8Hcx6VfMTiqVf2ktXmhubFACLcBGAs/s1600/giuliani.png Jury selection began September 8, 1986, in the federal trial of alleged Mafia Commission members in New York City. The Commission Case was set in motion years earlier by Rudolp...
by THunt
Tue, Oct 9, 2018, 8:17 am
Forum: 1986-Current: Recent Events
Topic: Zottola murdered at McD's in Bronx NY
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Views: 13570

Zottola murdered at McD's in Bronx NY

http://mafiahistory.us/a035/mcd.png Sylvester "Sally Daz" Zottola, 71, was shot and killed Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, while waiting at a McDonald's drive-thru lane in the Bronx. Zottola, a reputed associate of the Bonanno Crime Family and once a trusted friend of former Bonanno boss Vincent J. "Vinny ...
by THunt
Tue, Oct 9, 2018, 8:15 am
Forum: 1963-1970: Post-Valachi
Topic: Some JFK files remain secret
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Views: 14002

Some JFK files remain secret

https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WWOOnSb-4Wc/WuQ-NALobxI/AAAAAAAAKKk/ZKFj-1ou-lI1IC-A2aF894L-DvmbglnSACLcBGAs/s1600/kennedya.png Due to lingering "national security, law enforcement and foreign affairs concerns," many documents relating to the November 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy will...