Writers of Wrongs#OTD (Feb. 10) in 1977: Frank "Bomp" #Bompensiero, #SanDiego crime boss and #FBI informant, is shot to death near his apartment.
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Mob History#OTD (Nov 14) in 1980, five southern #California #Mafia defendants - Dominic #Brooklier, Louis Tom #Dragna (shown), Michael Rizzitello, Samuel Sciortino and Jack LoCicero - are convicted of #racketeering offenses but acquitted of the murder of informer Frank #Bompensiero.
#OTD (Oct 29) in 1980, an #FBI agent testifying at the trial of southern #California #Mafia leaders, reveals that murdered Frank #Bompensiero (shown) had been a government informant between 1966 and 1977.
#OTD (Oct 17) in 1980, Aladena 'Jimmy the Weasel' #Fratianno testifies about the murder of Frank #Bompensiero (shown) by #LosAngeles mafiosi.
#OTD (Sep 29) in 1905, future #California mobster Frank #Bompensiero is born in #Wisconsin.
Tom Hunt has moved#OTD (May 16) in #OrganizedCrime #History: Caruso blackmailer is sentenced, #Brooklyn waterfront racketeers fatally shoot longshoreman Terella, #Cincinnati bootlegger gets prison, #Genovese is charged with homicide after car crash, #Capone is arrested in #Philadelphia, ex-partner of Maranzano is shot, #SanDiego boss #Bompensiero is sentenced for bribery.
#OTD (Apr 4) in #OrganizedCrime #History: Piraino is charged with assault in #Brooklyn, Drucci is killed by a #Chicago detective, #Schultz surrenders after 10 weeks in hiding, #Bompensiero enters federal prison, #Marcello is deported from #NewOrleans, Dellacroce's son dies in #Pennsylvania, Salemme is charged with theft in #California.
#OTD in 1977: Frank #Bompensiero, southern #California #Mafia leader and secret #FBI informant, is murdered near his #SanDiego apartment.
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