Frank Deluca
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Frank DeLuca was an Italian-American mobster who helped control the smuggling and distribution of narcotics in Kansas City, Missouri
, for almost four decades.
Born Francesco DeLuca in Giordinello, Italy, DeLuca migrated to the United States with his brother Joseph DeLuca
to Kansas City. Frank DeLuca married Lillian Cora Buckner. Frank was arrested for concealed weapons charges, violating the Alien Registration Act, and murder for hire.
By the 1920s, the two brothers were involved with mobster Joseph DiGiovanni in smuggling
and narcotics trafficking in the Midwest. Frank was eventually watched by several federal agencies, including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
(ATF), the Internal Revenue Service
(IRS), the Immigration and Naturalization Service
(INS) and the U.S. Department of Justice. He also had some legitimate business.
During the 1950s, at Senate Select Committee hearings on organized crime, known as the Kefauver hearings
, Frank and Joe were named as two of the "Five Iron Men" of Kansas City in 1952.
Frank Deluca died in May, 1967.
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
, for almost four decades.
Born Francesco DeLuca in Giordinello, Italy, DeLuca migrated to the United States with his brother Joseph DeLuca
Joseph Deluca
Joseph DeLuca was an Italian-American mobster who controlled the smuggling and distribution of narcotics with his brother Frank Deluca in Kansas City, Missouri for almost four decades....
to Kansas City. Frank DeLuca married Lillian Cora Buckner. Frank was arrested for concealed weapons charges, violating the Alien Registration Act, and murder for hire.
By the 1920s, the two brothers were involved with mobster Joseph DiGiovanni in smuggling
Smuggling
Smuggling is the clandestine transportation of goods or persons, such as out of a building, into a prison, or across an international border, in violation of applicable laws or other regulations.There are various motivations to smuggle...
and narcotics trafficking in the Midwest. Frank was eventually watched by several federal agencies, including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is a federal law enforcement organization within the United States Department of Justice...
(ATF), the Internal Revenue Service
Internal Revenue Service
The Internal Revenue Service is the revenue service of the United States federal government. The agency is a bureau of the Department of the Treasury, and is under the immediate direction of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue...
(IRS), the Immigration and Naturalization Service
Immigration and Naturalization Service
The United States Immigration and Naturalization Service , now referred to as Legacy INS, ceased to exist under that name on March 1, 2003, when most of its functions were transferred from the Department of Justice to three new components within the newly created Department of Homeland Security, as...
(INS) and the U.S. Department of Justice. He also had some legitimate business.
During the 1950s, at Senate Select Committee hearings on organized crime, known as the Kefauver hearings
Kefauver hearings
The United States Senate Special Committee to Investigate Crime in Interstate Commerce was a special committee of the United States Senate which existed from 1950 to 1951 and which investigated organized crime which crossed state borders in the United States...
, Frank and Joe were named as two of the "Five Iron Men" of Kansas City in 1952.
Frank Deluca died in May, 1967.
Further reading
- United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce. Investigation of Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1951. http://books.google.com/books?vid=0a2SkNPvTkqGFrbNGBqwU2h&id=7ehs2mrFF4UC&q=%22Frank+Deluca%22+%22Kansas+City%22&dq=%22Frank+Deluca%22+%22Kansas+City%22&pgis=1
- United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. Profile of Organized Crime: Mid-Atlantic Region. 1984. http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC11071654&id=60ANo0AEp6UC&q=%22Frank+Deluca%22&dq=%22Frank+Deluca%22&pgis=1
External links
- The Five Iron Men Of Kansas City by Allan May
- The History of the Kansas City Family by Allan May
- Las Vegas Review Journal - Mob's LV clout doubtful by Jane Ann Morrison