- Joseph Ferriola
Joseph Ferriola (
March 16 ,1927 -March 11 ,1989 ), aka Joe Nagall and Oscar, was an American mobster who helped run theChicago Outfit from 1986 to 1989 afterJoseph Aiuppa and John Cerone went to prison for skimming Las Vegas casino profits [The New York Times. "Jospeh Ferriola, 61, Reputed Mobster". 8 November 2007] .He is the father of
Chicago Outfit mobsterNicholas Ferriola . In 1970, Ferriola and four other mobsters were convicted for conspiring to operate an interstate gambling ring. He was sentenced to five years in federal prison, but only served about three years. He later became one of the Outfit's many top enforcers. During his mob career, Ferriola was the boss of his own street crew, the Cicero Crew, based inCicero, Illinois with Ernest 'Rocco' Infelise serving as his underboss. This crew was involved in activities such asextortion ,loan sharking , andbookmaking . To protect these enterprises, they resorted tobribery , corruption, and the occasional murder of someone who was a threat to their operation.At the time of Ferriola's death, federal prosecutors were in the process of seeking an indictment of Ferriola on racketeering charges. On
March 11 ,1989 , Ferriola died atThe Methodist Hospital inHouston, Texas , after receiving a secondheart transplant . He was 61.External links
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE2D8133DF930A25750C0A96F948260 New York Times - Story on Joseph Ferriola]
* [http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/iln/hot/familySecrets/2007_07_17/photo_22.pdf United States Justice Department Exhibit Photo]References
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