- Samuel Carlisi
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name=Samuel Carlisi
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birth_date=December 15 ,1914
birth_place=Chicago ,Illinois ,USA
death_date=January 2 ,1997
death_place=Chicago ,Illinois ,USA Samuel A. Carlisi aka "Black Sam" and "Sam Wings", (
December 15 ,1914 –January 2 ,1997 ), was a Chicago gangster who succeededJoseph Ferriola as boss of theChicago Outfit criminal organization.Carlisi started his criminal career with the Outfit as a driver for mobster
Joseph Aiuppa when he was boss of theCicero, Illinois crew. He is the uncle toChicago Outfit mobstersDominic Di Maggi andNicholas DiMaggi .When Aiuppa was convicted in 1986 for the skimming of the Las Vegas casinos, Carlisi served as his replacement and as a front man. Carlisi earned his nickname "Wings" because he often flew around the country as a mob courier during the 1970s. When Ferriola became the boss of the Outfit, Carlisi served as hisunderboss . This followed the murders of Michael andTony Spilotro , in which Carlisi had supposedly been involved. After Ferriola was diagnosed with cancer, he assigned the day-to-day supervision of the Outfit to Carlisi. After Ferriola died, Carlisi became the new boss. In March 1996, Carlisi was convicted of mob racketeering,loansharking , andarson in connection with an illegal gambling business in the Chicago area and the West suburbs and was sentenced to 13 years in prison. Convicted with Carlisi were his chauffeur James "Little Jimmy" Marcello, Anthony Zizzo, Anthony Chiaramonti, and Gill Valerio.On January 2, 1997, Carlisi died of a heart attack while serving his prison term.
References
*Devito, Carlo. "Encyclopedia of International Organized Crime". New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2005. ISBN 0-8160-4848-7
External links
* [http://ipsn.org/carlisi.html The Mob & Friends - Sam "Black Sam"/"Wings" Carlisi Profile]
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