1994 in organized crime

1994 in organized crime

"See also:"
1993 in organized crime,
other events of 1994,
1995 in organized crime and the
list of 'years in Organized Crime'.

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Events

*Vincent Michael Marino, a suspect in the 1989 shooting of [Frank Salemme|"Cadillac, is released from prison after serving 30 months on a weapons charge.
*William Bright, an imprisoned drug dealer for the Bonnano and Gambino crime families, is killed.
*January 5 - Gambino crime family captain John Gambino and soldier Joseph Gambino pleaded guilty to trafficking heroin. At their first trial on narcotics trafficking charges, former Family underboss Salvatore Gravano testified that the men ran a narcotics trafficking operation from a café located in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn and that John Gambino was made a captain in 1987 by John Gotti.
*January 24 - Bonanno crime family consigliere Anthony Spero was indicted for supervising the Family’s racketeering activities in Brooklyn, which included loansharking, illegal gambling, murder and extortion.
*March 19 - Gambino crime family associate Robert Sasso, President of IBT Local 282, pleaded guilty to extorting New York City contractors while serving as an associate of the Gambino Family.
*April 26 - Philadelphia crime family soldier Philip Colletti pleaded guilty to the August 5, 1994, murder of Michael Ciancaglini and the attempted murders of Joseph Merlino and Steven Mazzone. Colletti would then go on to testify against Family boss John Stanfa regarding his role in the war against the Joseph Merlino faction.
*November 18 - Imprisoned underboss of the Patriarca crime family Nicholas Bianco died of Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Arts and literature

*John H. Davis's "Mafia Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the Gambino Crime Family" is published.
*Robert Rosenthal's "Last Day of the Sicilians: The FBI's War Against the Mafia" is published.

Births

Deaths

*Joey Abate, Lucchese crime family capo
*John D'Arco, Sr., Chicago alderman associated with the Chicago Outfit
*May 29 - John Tronolone "Peanuts", Cleveland mobster
*October 2 - Carl Civella "Corky", Kansas City mobster
*October 2 - Milton Rockman, associate and brother-in-law to John Scalish
*October 19 - Frank Diecidue "Daddy Frank", Trafficante Underboss
*November 18 - Nicholas Bianco, Patriarca crime family Underboss


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