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1951 in organized crime
1951 in organized crime
See also:1950 in organized crime,other events of 1951,1952 in organized crime and thelist of 'years in Organized Crime'.-----Events:*New York mobster Mickey Cohen, a rival of Los Angeles syndicate boss Jack Dragna, is convicted of income tax evasion....
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other events of 1952,
1953 in organized crime
1953 in organized crime
See also:1952 in organized crime,other events of 1953,1954 in organized crime and thelist of 'years in Organized Crime'.-----Events:*New York mafiosi and boss of Gagliano-Lucchese Family, Gaetano Gagliano dies of natural causes and Gaetano Lucchese succeeds him as boss.*Kansas City mobster Joseph...
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Timeline of organized crime
This is a timeline of the history of organized crime.Note: Sources included are Carl Sifakis's The Mafia Encyclopedia, Herbert Asbury's The Gangs of New York and others. Online references also include Thomas P...
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Events
- Alfred Topliz, the Democratic leader of Manhattan's First Assembly and supposed associate of New York mobsters "Trigger" Mike Coppola and Frank EricksonFrank EricksonFrank Erickson was born in New York in to parents of Swedish and Irish descent. After the death of his father, he grew up in an orphanage....
, appears before the New York Crime Commission. - March 9 - A BrooklynBrooklynBrooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
shoe salesman by the name of Arnold SchusterArnold SchusterArnold L. Schuster was a Brooklyn, New York, clothing salesman and amateur detective, known for his involvement in the capture of bank robber Willie "The Actor" Sutton and for subsequently being the victim of a gangland murder by the Gambino crime family...
is killed, his death ordered Albert AnastasiaAlbert AnastasiaAlbert Anastasia was boss of what is now called the Gambino crime family, one of New York City's Five Families, from 1951-1957. He also ran a gang of contract killers called Murder Inc. which enforced the decisions of the Commission, the ruling council of the American Mafia...
for his role in the capture of bank robber Willie "The Actor" SuttonWillie SuttonWilliam "Willie" Sutton was a prolific U.S. bank robber. During his forty-year criminal career he stole an estimated $2 million, and eventually spent more than half of his adult life in prison...
. Schuster's murder would bring unwanted attention and public scrutiny on organized crime. - March 18 - Joseph Vallone, former head of the Milwaukee crime family dies. His successor Sam Ferrara, who had controlled the organization since Vallone's retirement in 1949, is forced by the Chicago OutfitChicago OutfitThe Chicago Outfit, also known as the Chicago Syndicate or Chicago Mob and sometimes shortened to simply the Outfit, is a crime syndicate based in Chicago, Illinois, USA...
to step down around November or December after a request by members of the criminal organization and replaced by John Alioto. - April 27 - Over 80 organized crime figures are observed attending a party, reportedly in celebration of Raymond L.S. PatriarcaRaymond L.S. PatriarcaRaymond Loreda Salvatore Patriarca, Sr. was an Italian-American mobster from Providence, Rhode Island who became the longtime boss of the Patriarca crime family, whose control extended throughout New England for over three decades...
's appointment as head the New England crime family having succeeded Philip Buccola, who had fled to Italy following a tax evasion investigation. - May - A conference is held by the National Crime SyndicateNational Crime SyndicateThe National Crime Syndicate was the name given by the press to a loosely-organized multi-ethnic organized crime syndicate. Its origins are uncertain....
in the Florida KeysFlorida KeysThe Florida Keys are a coral archipelago in southeast United States. They begin at the southeastern tip of the Florida peninsula, about south of Miami, and extend in a gentle arc south-southwest and then westward to Key West, the westernmost of the inhabited islands, and on to the uninhabited Dry...
. - August 15 - Frank CostelloFrank CostelloFrank Costello was an Italian New York City gangster who rose to the top of America's underworld, controlled a vast gambling empire across the United States and enjoyed political influence.Nicknamed the "Prime Minister of the Underworld", he became one of the most powerful and influential Mafia...
is convicted of contempt of court, after walking out during his testimony before the Kefauver Committee, and sentenced to 18 months imprisonment.
Births
- Vincent C. Geoachinni, Patriarca crime familyPatriarca crime familyThe Patriarca crime family, also known as the New England crime family and the Providence crime family, is an Italian-American organized crime syndicate based in New England, specifically Providence, Rhode Island and Boston, Massachusetts, and is part of the Italian-American Mafia or "La Cosa Nostra"...
soldier - Rene Martin Verdugo Urquiquez, GuadalajaraGuadalajara, JaliscoGuadalajara is the capital of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality of Guadalajara. The city is located in the central region of Jalisco in the western-pacific area of Mexico. With a population of 1,564,514 it is Mexico's second most populous municipality...
drug cartel member - December 3 - Benjamín Arellano FélixBenjamín Arellano FélixBenjamín Arellano Félix is a Mexican drug trafficker and former leader of the Mexican criminal organization known as the Tijuana drug Cartel or 'Arellano-Félix Organization'.- Biography :...
, Mexican drug lordDrug lordA drug lord, drug baron or kingpin is the term used to describe a person who controls a sizable network of persons involved in the illegal drugs trade. Such figures are often difficult to bring to justice, as they might never be directly in possession of something illegal, but are insulated from...
and Tijuana CartelTijuana CartelThe Tijuana Cartel is a Mexican drug cartel based in Tijuana. The cartel has been described as "one of the biggest and most violent criminal groups in Mexico"...
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Deaths
- March 9 - Arnold SchusterArnold SchusterArnold L. Schuster was a Brooklyn, New York, clothing salesman and amateur detective, known for his involvement in the capture of bank robber Willie "The Actor" Sutton and for subsequently being the victim of a gangland murder by the Gambino crime family...
, Brooklyn salesman and murder victim - March 18 - Joseph Vallone, Milwaukee crime family leader
- December 29 - Phillip D'Andrea, Chicago OutfitChicago OutfitThe Chicago Outfit, also known as the Chicago Syndicate or Chicago Mob and sometimes shortened to simply the Outfit, is a crime syndicate based in Chicago, Illinois, USA...
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