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Anthony D'Andrea was a Sicilian Mafia boss in Chicago's Little Italy. His closest allies were the Genna brothers, who operated illegal gambling clubs and salons in his territory. [1] In 1919, D'Andrea became president of the Chicago chapter of the Unione Siciliana, an organization dedicated to helping poor Sicilian immigrants.
Salvatore "Mooney" Giancana [5] (/ ˌ d ʒ i ɑː n ˈ k ɑː n ə / JEE-ahn-KAH-nə; born Gilormo Giangana, Italian: [dʒiˈlɔrmo dʒaŋˈɡaːna]; [nb 1] May 24, 1908 [nb 2] – June 19, 1975) was an American mobster who was boss of the Chicago Outfit from 1957 to 1966.
Vincent Solano (October 1919 – November 16, 1992) was an Italian-American gangster, a caporegime for the Chicago Outfit who ran a corrupt Laborers Union local in Chicago.. A longtime organized crime figure on Chicago's North Side, Solano served as chauffeur and bodyguard to mobster Ross Prio.
The Chicago Outfit (also known as the Outfit, the Chicago Mafia, the Chicago Mob, the Chicago crime family, the South Side Gang or the Organization) is an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Chicago, Illinois, which originated in the city's South Side in 1910. The organization is part of the larger Italian-American Mafia.
The Mangione Family Foundation also has made hefty donations to such places as the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the St. Joseph Medical Center at the University of Maryland.
In 2009, Tornabene was identified as having been an original target in the Operation Family Secrets mob investigation in 2002, an investigation that ultimately sent Chicago Outfit members James Marcello, Joseph Lombardo and Frank Calabrese, Sr. to federal prison for life. [6] However, Tornabene was never charged in the Family Secrets case. [6]
He was the son of Pasquale Spilotro, Sr. (1899–1954), a restaurant owner, and his wife, Antoinette. Michael had five brothers, Vincent, Victor , Pasquale " Pat " Jr., Tony and John. He attended Burbank Elementary School in Austin, Chicago , and entered Charles P. Steinmetz Academic Centre in 1953 with his brothers Victor, Vincent, Anthony and ...
Carmine "Mr. Gribbs" Tramunti was chosen at the "La Stella-Little Apalachin" meeting on September 22, 1966, as acting boss of the Lucchese crime family. November 10 – Frank "Frankie 500" Telleri is murdered along with Thomas (Smitty) and James D'Angelo at the Cypress Garden Restaurant in Queens [ 1 ] shortly after defecting from the Bonanno ...