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989:Salerno and 8 Found Guilty As Racketeers
381:In the late 1970s, Tronolone became the
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1091:The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Mafia
944:Ronald J. Ostrow and JJohn J. Goldman,
892:Mafia Leader Indicted Over Presser Link
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2912:American gangsters of Italian descent
1212:The New Criminologist: John Tronolone
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843:Power war claims Bruno family lives
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991:(May 5, 1988) Arnold H. Lubasch,
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144:Violation of gambling laws (1945)
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795:. April 9, 2006. Archived from
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16:American crime boss (1910-1991)
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167:18 months' imprisonment (1945)
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628:Gambling In Buffalo Is Probed
337:Anthony "Tony Jack" Giacalone
329:Vincent "Jimmy Blue Eyes" Alo
164:9 months' imprisonment (1932)
2992:People from Youngstown, Ohio
1861:List of Mafia crime families
323:'s Gold Coast Restaurant in
170:9 years' imprisonment (1990)
2546:Cuntrera-Caruana Mafia clan
2128:(Northeastern Pennsylvania)
1075:. June 2, 1991. p. 6C.
1000:September 20, 2020, at the
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656:Buffalo Police Then and Now
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298:James "Jack White" Licavoli
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929:December 22, 2023, at the
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397:Anthony "Fat Tony" Salerno
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2766:Operation Family Secrets
2697:National Crime Syndicate
2407:Atlantic City Conference
1724:Relation to other groups
1434:Relation to other groups
854:August 10, 2024, at the
830:October 7, 2022, at the
184:John "Peanuts" Tronolone
2917:American male criminals
2662:East Harlem Purple Gang
2531:Colacurcio Organization
1532:American Mafia Template
1058:March 25, 2017, at the
1025:August 9, 2024, at the
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770:August 9, 2024, at the
503:Outlaws Motorcycle Club
463:, the senior editor of
2947:Criminals from Florida
2937:Cleveland crime family
2611:Velentzas Organization
2581:Philadelphia Greek Mob
2494:Mafia Commission Trial
2488:Pizza Connection Trial
2078:10th & Oregon Crew
1993:Greenwich Village Crew
1850:Italian-American Mafia
1572:Cleveland crime family
1071:"John Tronolone, 80".
568:July 28, 2024, at the
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199:Cleveland crime family
122:Cleveland crime family
2907:American crime bosses
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2338:Black Hand in Chicago
2068:Angiulo's Boston crew
2060:(Northern New Jersey)
972:(September 25, 1986)
879:June 5, 2024, at the
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2781:Operation Underworld
2771:Operation Old Bridge
2702:New Springville Boys
2586:Rizzuto crime family
2576:Papalia crime family
2561:Luppino crime family
2551:Inzerillo Mafia clan
2541:Cotroni crime family
2425:Palermo Mafia summit
1917:New Springville Boys
1253:Buffalo crime family
925:(November 26, 1986)
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615:May 7, 2024, at the
435:, illegal gambling,
302:Miami Beach, Florida
203:Buffalo crime family
117:Buffalo crime family
62:Miami Beach, Florida
2957:Criminals from Ohio
2843:Buster from Chicago
2807:Hired Truck Program
2786:Operation Wasteland
2712:South Brooklyn Boys
2687:Marat Balagula gang
2471:Castellammarese War
2003:Springfield faction
1753:Detroit Partnership
1748:DeCavalcante family
1073:Savannah News-Press
976:August 9, 2024, at
919:Arnold H. Lubasch,
869:Arnold H. Lubasch,
850:(November 2, 1980)
763:The Palm Beach Post
736:(January 30, 2018)
715:March 24, 2024, at
413:Philadelphia family
2822:Rochester bombings
2707:Rudaj Organization
2682:Maceo Organization
2637:Bumpy Johnson gang
2632:Bugs and Meyer Mob
2591:Sacra Corona Unita
2442:Kefauver Committee
2088:Midwestern/Western
2028:New Jersey faction
1998:New Jersey faction
1912:Motion Lounge crew
1866:Mafia bibliography
1783:New Orleans family
1773:Los Angeles family
1768:Kansas City family
1478:Los Angeles family
1392:Factions and crews
994:The New York Times
922:The New York Times
872:The New York Times
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466:Cleveland Magazine
433:labor racketeering
411:, the boss of the
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1701:Ray Ferritto
1680:Peter Milano
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2853:Shotgun Man
2652:The Council
2571:'Ndrangheta
2496:(1985–1986)
2490:(1985–1987)
2473:(1929–1931)
2467:(1914–1917)
2444:(1950–1951)
2255:Consigliere
2211:Trafficante
2171:New Orleans
2110:Los Angeles
2105:Kansas City
1363:Gerald Ward
760:Gary Kane,
563:Buffalo Mob
437:bid rigging
389:facilitator
384:consigliere
369:North Miami
306:Dade County
277:Erie County
208:consigliere
88:Predecessor
2886:Categories
2754:operations
2752:Government
2333:Black Hand
2262:Caporegime
2181:Pittsburgh
2046:East Coast
1694:Informants
1685:John Nardi
1665:Moe Dalitz
1653:Associates
1372:Informants
1341:Associates
1332:Paul Volpe
530:References
487:Dave Green
461:James Neff
419:Crime boss
376:bookmaking
345:Cary Grant
294:capodecina
253:bookmaking
237:Basilicata
192:crime boss
110:Allegiance
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78:Occupation
35:1910-12-12
2282:Members (
2274:Associate
2249:Underboss
2225:Structure
2206:St. Louis
2186:Rochester
2176:Milwaukee
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2014:Lucchese
1974:Genovese
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495:cocaine
477:by the
314:Detroit
235:in the
188:mobster
2795:Crimes
2606:Stidda
2519:Active
2481:Trials
2450:(1963)
2427:(1957)
2421:(1957)
2415:(1946)
2409:(1929)
2393:Events
2364:Omertà
2328:Bagman
2142:Dallas
1797:Rivals
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