- Jackie Cerone
Infobox Person
name = John Cerone
|right|thumb|180px
caption =
birth_date =July 7 ,1914
birth_place =Chicago ,Illinois ,USA
death_date =November 20 ,1996
death_place =Chicago ,Illinois ,USA John "Jackie The Lackey" Cerone (born
July 7 ,1914 -November 20 ,1996 ) was aChicago mobster and boss of theChicago Outfit , during the late 1960s. He was the younger brother of mobster Frank "Skippy" Cerone and father of lawyer,John Peter Cerone and husband to the lateClara Cerone .During the 1950s Cerone was a
chauffeur to boss Antonino "Tony" "Joe Batters" Accardo, then became theprotege of boss Salvatore "Sam," "Momo" Giancana. Cerone was part of theenforcer team thattorture d andmurder edloan shark William "Action" Jackson . As an Outfit enforcer, Cerone was arrested over 20 times on charges includingarmed robbery ,bookmaking , illegalgambling , andembezzlement . Cerone became boss of the Outfit following the semi-retirements of Accardo and Joey "Doves" Aiuppa. In 1986 Cerone, Aiuppa, Carl "Corky" Civella, and Carl "Tuffy" DeLuna wereconvict ed ofskim ming $2 million from a Las Vegascasino .Joseph Agosto , Kansas Citycrime family member and Las Vegas casino worker, turned states evidence and testified against the bosses.In 1996, Jackie Cerone died of natural causes six days after his release from prison.
Resources
*Sifakis, Carl. The Mafia Encyclopedia: Second Edition, New York, Checkmark Books Inc., 1999
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.