#OTD (Dec 11) in 1975, Stephen #Andretta of the #NewJersey #Teamsters is granted immunity for testimony before a #Detroit federal grand jury investigating the disappearance of former Teamsters President James #Hoffa (shown).

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#OTD (June 23) in #OrganizedCrime #History: Monk's killer is released, #Baltimore mobster is found murdered, #Hoffa is acquitted of wiretapping, "Tony Pro" and others are indicted in #NewJersey for kidnapping & murder, #Spilotro remains are identified, #Gambino leaders get life terms, press reports possible clue to #Petrosino assassination.

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#OTD (June 16) in #OrganizedCrime #History: #Capone agrees to plea deal but judge does not, #SanFrancisco police question two about DeJohn murder, #FBI listens as #Hoffa talks to Dio, #Valachi seeks protection of solitary, #Boston and #Milwaukee leaders meet, #NewEngland mobster Grasso is killed while Salemme is wounded.

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#OTD (May 30) in #OrganizedCrime #History: two are killed in #Philadelphia shooting, #Bronx gangster Coll is shot to death in his car, 'Buster' Domingo is killed in lower #Manhattan, #NewOrleans boss is deported, #Chicago gangster dies on #Florida fishing trip, #FBI calls off search for #Hoffa remains.

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#OTD (May 9) in #OrganizedCrime #History: #NYC coroner lacks evidence against #BarrelMurder suspects, #Detroit mobster found murdered, Shapiro begins extortion sentence, DeJohn's body found in car trunk in #SanFrancisco, #Hoffa is indicted for jury tampering, Basciano is convicted of racketeering conspiracy.

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Salvatore "Sally Bugs" #Briguglio was murdered in Manhattan's Little Italy #OTD in 1978. A Teamsters official, Briguglio was suspected of involvement in the disappeance of Jimmy #Hoffa.

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https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2019/03/sally-bugs-killed-to-ensure-silence.html

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#OTD (March 7) in #OrganizedCrime #History: #Lupo is named as kidnapper, #Buffalo mobster stands trial for extortion, #Lansky is freed of shooting charge, Lucania pays $1K fine in #Miami, #Philadelphia mob leaders are acquitted of killings, Scarpa faces hijacking charge in #Brooklyn, #Hoffa enters prison for jury tampering.

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#OTD in #OrganizedCrime #History: #Hoffa is born, #Camorra trial begins in #Brooklyn, #Capone massacres #Chicago rivals, #Sinatra returns from #Cuba, #Kefauver hears from #Lansky, #Genovese dies in prison, Civella of #KansasCity dies on vacation.

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