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1988 in organized crime

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741: 403:, the underboss of the family, was sentenced to 2 years for his role in the family's extortion activity which involved levying a street tax on Southern California bookmakers, loansharks and drug dealers. Also convicted in the case were caporegimes 225:, then considered by federal authorities to be the tenth most influential U.S. mobster, is convicted on racketeering charges and sentenced to twenty-four years' imprisonment. 637: 292:
is killed. During the brief stint as mayor in 1984 he had tried to clean up the area of city contracts. Now that the moratorium on violence observed during the
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August 26 – The longest criminal case in federal history officially comes to an end. In United States v. Anthony Accetturo et al., twenty members of the
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was sentenced to 15 years in prison and fined $ 820,000 for participating in a racketeering scheme involving extortion and bribery.
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after a weekend in the country. Saetta was a president of the Palermo Court of Appeal and was scheduled to hear the appeal of the
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were indicted for controlling the concrete industry on Long Island through their positions and influence in Local 66 of the
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Over 17 Philadelphia mobsters are convicted in a large scale federal racketeering investigation including
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are convicted of racketeering and conspiracy charges. One of the defendants, Scarfo crime family soldier
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was found guilty of racketeering and bid rigging in the construction industry. Also convicted were
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officers whilst visiting a lawnmower repair store. Jensen, a friend of Victorian underworld figure
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is shot to death outside his Brooklyn home shortly before his alleged promotion to underboss.
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dies of natural causes while being housed at New York's Metropolitan Correctional Center.
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was sentenced to 6 years in prison on federal racketeering charges. Milano's brother
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associate George Yudzevich, who testified against Gambino underboss
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in his racketeering trial, was found shot to death in California.
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while serving a 20-year prison sentence for labor racketeering.
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and journalist who had started a drug rehabilitation centre in
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is murdered after almost two decades as a government informant.
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issues 160 arrest warrants on the basis of the testimony of
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and Scarfo crime family underboss (as well as nephew of
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is killed with one of his sons as they are returning to
809:"Willy Boy", New York mobster and government informant. 751: 590:) in the 1985 gangland murder of Bruno-Testa member 18:Overview of the events of 1988 in organized crime 266:, an Albanian American gang, is established in 638:Laborers' International Union of North America 247:, brother of New Jersey Teamster's President 8: 839:"Just Boys Being Boys, or Vicious Gangs?" 690:Barlow and Chambers: A Long Way From Home 830: 820:) New York mobster and labor racketeer. 455:, were found not guilty on all charges. 255:), succeeds his brother as head of the 318:, brother of the former Mafia boss of 20: 499:, the brother of murdered Mafia boss 7: 779:"Buddy", drug trafficker and son of 432:was indicted for conspiring to kill 655:, or officially inducted, into the 528:Victoria Police Armed Robbery Squad 371:Matthew "Matty the Horse" Ianniello 477:and had shown to be incorruptible. 14: 693:(television miniseries) starring 739: 649:Michael 'Mikey Scars' DiLeonardo 296:had lapsed, Insalaco was killed. 259:-controlled Teamsters Local 560. 31:List of years in organized crime 526:, was under observation by the 484:, a former student radical of 447:New Jersey faction, headed by 395:May 16 – Los Angeles LCN boss 1: 600:, reportedly a member of the 458:August 29 – New York mobster 333:, reportedly an associate of 231:, drug trafficker and son of 221:Genovese crime family member 507:by allying himself with the 241:, dies from a drug overdose. 460:Wilfred "Willy Boy" Johnson 310:March 19 – Antimafia judge 927: 877:Dadah Is Death (1988) (TV) 511:against his older brother. 453:Michael "Mad Dog" Taccetta 888:Married to the Mob (1988) 367:Vincent "Vinnie" DiNapoli 275:DeCavalcante crime family 229:Armond "Buddy" Dellacroce 223:Vincent "Vinnie" DiNapoli 911:Years in organized crime 866:Wong gok ka moon (1988) 530:for a suspected murder. 279:Vincent "Jimmy" Rotondo 748:This section is empty. 630:Michael LaBarbera, Jr. 560:Anthony Pungitore, Jr. 548:Francis Iannarella Jr. 622:Lucchese crime family 602:Genovese crime family 465:September 25 – Judge 440:and his brother Gene. 424:Genovese crime family 375:Lucchese crime family 363:Genovese crime family 355:Genovese crime family 329:April – Sports agent 257:Genovese crime family 781:Gambino crime family 707:Sarah Jessica Parker 386:Gambino crime family 301:Gambino crime family 233:Gambino crime family 664:Arts and literature 556:Frank Narducci, Jr. 847:. 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Index

List of years in organized crime

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