- 2001 in organized crime
"See also:"
2000 in organized crime ,
other events of 2001,2002 in organized crime and the
list of 'years in Organized Crime'.----
Events
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April 5 -Bonanno crime family consigliereAnthony Spero was convicted of racketeering and ordering the murders of Louis Tuzzio, Paul Gulino and Vincent Bickelman. Spero had supervised a violent Bonanno crew out of a Bath Beach, Brooklyn social club for more than 20 years.
*April 12 - The Italian magazineL’Espresso putsMatteo Messina Denaro on the cover with the
*November -Giovanni Riina , Sicilianmafioso and son ofSalvatore Riina , convicted of committing four murders in1995 .
*December 6 - The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York indicted members of theNew Springville Boys gang fromStaten Island , which prosecutors alleged was a mob farmteam for the Bonanno and Colombo crime families. The crew was charged with burglarizing over 30 night-deposit boxes at banks across the country, netting $240,000, committing push-in robberies, loan sharking and money laundering. They were also charged with hijacking a truckload of marijuana worth over $1 million, and selling drugs in their neighborhood. Members included leader Lee D'Avanzo, Ned Bilali, Robert Catanese, Francis Costanzo, William "Big Billy" Fauci, Joseph "Fat Joe" Gambino, and Edward Shamah.Arts and literature
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The 51st State " (film) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0227984/] starringSamuel L. Jackson andRobert Carlyle .
*"Blow" (film) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0221027/] starringJohnny Depp ,Penélope Cruz ,Jordi Mollà ,Cliff Curtis ,Ethan Suplee andRay Liotta .
*"The Cold Six Thousand " (novel) byJames Ellroy .
*"Corky Romano " (film) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0250310/] starringChris Kattan ,Chris Penn andVincent Pastore .
*"Heist" (film) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0252503/] starringGene Hackman andDanny DeVito .
*"Knockaround Guys " (film) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0211465/] starringBarry Pepper ,Seth Green ,Vin Diesel andJohn Malkovich .
*"The Mexican " (film) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0236493/] starringBrad Pitt ,Julia Roberts ,Gene Hackman andJames Gandolfini .Births
Deaths
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February 21 -Albert Embarrato ,Bonanno crime family Capo
*October 22 -Raffaele Quasarano ,Detroit crime syndicate leader and associate ofFrank Costello andFrank Coppola .
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