Mob History#OTD (Dec 14) in 1983, Enrico #Riccobene, nephew of Harry Riccobene, is found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in his #Philadelphia jewelry store.
#OTD (Dec 06) in 1983, #Philadelphia racketeer Robert #Riccobene is shotgunned to death outside his home.
#OTD (Nov 18) in 1984, a jury in #Philadelphia finds Harry #Riccobene (shown), Joseph Casdia and Vincent Isabella guilty of the 1982 killing of Frank Monte.
#OTD (Nov 04) in 1977, federal agents electronically eavesdrop on a conversation among #Philadelphia mafiosi Philip #Testa (shown), Nick #Scarfo, Frank Narducci and Harry #Riccobene.
#OTD (Nov 03) in 1983, Salvatore #Tamburrino, member of the #Riccobene #Mafia faction, is shot to death in southwest #Philadelphia.
Tom Hunt has moved#OTD (June 19) in #OrganizedCrime #History: Court affirms counterfeiting convictions, #LaRocca takes assault plea deal, #Terranova in-law is killed in #NYC, #Schultz is charged for assaulting police, Licavola is arrested at #Cleveland, #GreenwichVillage club manager is murdered, Salemme gets 28 years for #Massachusetts car-bomb, #Giancana is killed at his home in #Chicago suburb, #Riccobene of #Philadelphia dies in prison.
#OTD (June 8) in #OrganizedCrime #History: #Mafia boss from #Sicily arrives in #Brooklyn, #Manhattan gangster Madden is sentenced for manslaughter, #Licavoli of #Detroit starts term for bootlegging, another Schultz gangster is killed in the #Bronx, jewels taken from a church are returned, #Riccobene survives #Philadelphia assassination attempt, dozens are indicted for #Connecticut garbage racket.
