#OTD (Nov 08) in 1961, the FBI learns that the #Mafia #Commission supports crime boss Joseph #Profaci's planned retaliation against the rebellious #Gallo faction.
#OTD (Nov 08) in 1961, the FBI learns that the #Mafia #Commission supports crime boss Joseph #Profaci's planned retaliation against the rebellious #Gallo faction.
#OTD (Nov 08) in 1937, the federal government offers a reward for information leading to the arrest of New York racketeers #Buchalter and #Shapiro.
#OTD (Nov 08) in 1962, #FBI installs electronic surveillance inside the #NiagaraFalls funeral home used as a headquarters by western #NewYork #Mafia boss Stefano #Magaddino (shown).
#OTD (Nov 08) in 1918, children playing in #BrooklynNY find the body of murder victim Gaspare Candella in a discarded barrel.
#OTD (Nov 08) in 1936, Louis #Buchalter (shown) and Jacob #Shapiro are convicted in #NewYork federal court of anti-trust violations in the fur-dressing industry.
#OTD (Nov 07) in 1970, a #MadisonWI #Wisconsin, #Mafia family disintegrates after the death of underboss Joseph #Aiello.