1902 in organized crime

1902 in organized crime

"See also:"
1901 in organized crime,
other events of 1902,
1903 in organized crime and the
list of 'years in organized crime'.

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Events

*Black Hand leader Giuseppe Morello is released from prison and begins counterfeiting operations to smuggle counterfeit $5 US dollar bills from Sicily into New York.
*December 2 - New York District Attorney William Travers Jerome orders a raid on gambling racketeer Richard Canfield's illegal gambling resort.

Arts and literature

Births

*Settimo Accardi, New Jersey Mafia enforcer
*Philip Bacino [Tony Cello] , Cleveland mobster and bootlegger
*Angelo DeCarlo, Genovese crime family Capo
*Peter Magaddino, Joe Bonanno bodyguard and nephew of Stefano Magaddino
*Joseph Stacher, New York organized crime leader and Meyer Lansky associate.
*July 4 - Meyer Lansky [Maier Sucholjansky] , Mafia financial advisor
*August 24 - Carlo Gambino, Gambino crime family Don and National Crime Commission director
*September 8 - Phillip D'Andrea, Chicago Outfit member
*September 26 - Albert Anastasia [Umberto Anastasio] , Mangano Crime Family leader and member of Murder, Inc.
*November 22 - Joe Adonis, National Crime Syndicate member

Deaths


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