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Anthony "Tony Ducks" Corallo (February 12, 1913 – August 23, 2000) was an American mobster and boss of the Lucchese crime family in New York City. Corallo exercised ...
Corallo came from the Harlem faction of the family. Known as "Tony Ducks" from his ease at 'ducking' criminal convictions, Corallo was a boss squarely in Lucchese's mold. Corallo had been heavily involved in labor racketeering and worked closely with Jimmy Hoffa, the Teamsters president, during the 1940s and 1950s. Corallo also enjoyed close ...
Lucchese's real successor, Anthony "Tony Ducks" Corallo, was convicted of bribery in 1967 and sentenced in 1968 to prison for two years. Tramunti served as acting boss, even after Corallo was released from prison in 1970. In 1973, with Tramunti's imprisonment, Corallo finally became the official Lucchese boss.
1973–1986: Anthony "Tony Ducks" Corallo: [81] indicted on February 15, 1985, convicted on November 19, 1986, in the Mafia Commission Trial and sentenced on January 13, 1987 to 100 years in prison. 1986–present: Vittorio "Vic" Amuso: [81] [85] arrested in 1991, received a life sentence in January 1993 [86]
Lucchese's first choice as a successor had been Antonio "Tony Ducks" Corallo, but Corallo was in prison when Lucchese died. Lucchese's second choice, Ettore Coco, was also in legal trouble and served a short time as boss.
August 23 – Anthony "Tony Ducks" Corallo, longtime head of the Lucchese crime family, dies in prison after serving 13 years of a life imprisonment sentence. September 6 – Lucchese crime family acting boss Steven Crea, captains Dominic Truscello and Joseph Tangorra, soldiers Joseph Datello, Philip DeSimone, Anthony "Razor" Pezzullo, Joseph Truncale, and Arthur Zambardi, as well as ...
Anthony Corallo, "Tony Ducks" (1913–2000) Anthony Cornero, "Admiral", "Tony the Hat" (born Antonio Cornero Stralla, 1899–1955) Joseph Corozzo, "Jo Jo" (born 1942)
Paul Castellano Anthony Salerno Anthony Corallo Gennaro Langella. The indictments and arrests on February 25, 1985, included nine defendants: [11] Paul "Big Paul" Castellano, boss of the Gambino crime family; Anthony "Fat Tony" Salerno, boss of the Genovese crime family; Anthony "Tony Ducks" Corallo, boss of the Lucchese crime family