On February 4, 1935, Thomas Malloy was shot and killed in one of our gang killings in Chicago. The CHAIRMAN. Mr. Peterson, what are the Whitely brands? A photo of Accardo standing with a freshly caught 400-pound tuna fish would later earn him a new nickname in the press: Big Tuna.. He served 6 months on that charge. It was alleged by the State's attorney's office that Humphreys through his control of certain labor unions had forced the cleaning and dyeing industry and the laundry industry to pay tribute to him. EIGHTY-FIRST CONGRESS In recent years in addition to operating the Lumber Gardens in Melrose Park, he has been in control of the syndicate's football pool operations in Cook County. Ricca frequently has used the name of DeLucia, and the owner of record of the property in Long Beach, Ind., is in the name of Nancy DeLucia. Levin was an important cog in the Capone organization during the heyday of Al Capone. 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Until recent years Guzik has been associated with Hymie "Loud Mouth" Levin in gambling enterprises. Its no wonder why FBI agent William F. Roemer Jr. called Accardo the genuine godfather.. Las Vegas enforcer Anthony Spilotro was called back to Chicago to oversee this piece of business. The committee should know that that Mr. Peterson made every effort to have a copy of his statement that could be made public in the committee's hands by yesterday, so it could be mimeographed, but he found that the pressure of work was such that he just could not do it. About 1948 Louis Lipschultz, according to the chief of police of Cicero, Ill., contacted him and offered him $100,000 to permit gambling to operate in Cicero. I think it was 2 or 3 years ago. Tony Accardo's brother, Martin L. Accardo, has recently resided at 1217 Granada Boulevard, Coral Gables, Fla. DEC 18 1950. That is right. Dandy Phil Kastel and Frank Costello were also engaged in large-scale slot-machine activities. The committee will come to order. The Accardo family had for years lived in a modest ranch house at 1431 Ashland Avenue in the Chicago suburb of River Forest. Prior to being operating director of the Chicago Crime Commission, you were associated with the Federal Bureau of Investigation? The house included high vaulted rooms, an indoor pool, a gun and trophy room, a pipe organ, a walk in safe, wood spiral staircases, carriage and guest houses on the backyard half acre. Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesOnce Al Capones bodyguard, Tony Accardo eventually rose to the top of the Chicago Mafia. He worked for Al Capone, then ran the crime group for many decades before his death in 1992. As I understand it, today you are testifying on behalf of the American Municipal Association. He founded and runs The Gangster Report (www.gangsterreport.com) newsmagazine website. The St. Valentines Day Massacre sent shockwaves throughout Chicago, causing the government to crack down harder on organized crime in the city. Mr. Peterson, you are the operating director of the Chicago Crime Commission? He repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment guarantee against self-incrimination. Well, there were some problems. In order to prevent juke-box operators from stealing each other's customers they formed an association known as the Illinois Phonograph Owners Association, and officers of this association several years ago were Danny Pallagi, associated with Fred Morelli of the Century Music Co., Joseph Mahoney, associate of Eddie Vogel and Joseph Peskin. In 1944 Gus Alex, age 30 years, 4000 West Washington Boulevard, was arrested, together with Willie Niemoth, in connection with the shotgun wounding of Robert Bock. The arrest occurred at Wabash Avenue and Congress Street. I believe Mr. Newton from Denver. DeMere approached Buglio and asked him to go outside for a conference and a few minutes later the shooting occurred. I believe it goes farther north than Roosevelt Road. The CHAIRMAN. Capone, and Jack Guzik, together with others, were operating an efficient illegal organization which was engaged in operations netting millions of dollars a year. Frank Diamond was sentenced to the penitentiary in 1943. In May 1931 Ralph Capone was allegedly operating the Casanova Club, 1025 North State Street, Chicago, Ill. With reference to the Federal income-tax violation Ralph Capone received a sentence of 3 years in a Federal penitentiary and a $10,000 fine in one case, a similar sentence in a second case and a year in the Cook County House of Correction and a $10,000 fine in the third indictment. One of his lieutenants was Charles "Lucky" Luciano, who allegedly succeeded him as head in about 1931. Attorney Paul Dillon of St. Louis on behalf of efforts to obtain paroles for Ricca, Campagna, Gioe, and D'Andrea of the Capone gang. . It is understood that. In 1943 the newspapers charged the Nitti-Ricca-Campagna combine had cleaned out the treasury of the Retail Clerks International Protective Association, Local 1248. So by the mid-1940s, Accardo was the day-to-day boss of the Chicago Outfit. Yes. In recent years Ralph Capone has been very influential in the vicinity of Lyons, Ill. In the first place, in order to have an understanding of organized crime in America today, it is necessary to review the growth and development of some of the major criminal gangs of approximately three decades ago. Our files would probably show whether they are or not. But he was still available for advice. They changed the ordinance to read differently than it had before, which took his control over the chief of police. 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At the time Capone went to prison the following individuals had grown in stature within the Capone organization and were powerful members of the Capone syndicate: Frank Nitti, Louis (Little New York) Campagna, Paul Ricca, Phil D'Andrea, Jack Guzik, Tony Accardo, Charles Fischetti, Edward Vogel, Hymie (Loud Mouth) Levin, Ralph Capone, Tony Capezio, Ralph Pierce, Murray Humphreys, Frank Maritote, alias Frank Diamond, Nick Circella, alias Nick Dean, Lawrence Imburgio, Charles Gioe, Anthony (Mops) Volpe, William Niemoth, and Sam (Golf Bag) Hunt. But judging by Accardos relatively modest lifestyle, you might not guess that he was a wealthy man. Mr. PETERSON. Gus Liebe has served as the manager of many of their establishments, those that are controlled by Rocco Fischetti. No arrests were made until April 25, 2005, when 14 members of the Chicago Outfit (including reputed boss James Marcello) were . On June 12, 1931, Fusco was indicted with Al Capone and other members of the Capone mob in Federal court, totaling 69 defendants, charged with liquor conspiracy. However, Accardo would not hesitate to use violence to get his way which impressed the more experienced misfits of the crew. A few years ago Rocco and Andrew De Grazio were indicted in Federal court in connection with a narcotics charge. In his later years, Tony Accardo would fiercely deny that he was ever a mob boss. As one mutual associate put it: Tony Accardo has more brains before breakfast than Al Capone ever had all day.. Murray's first conflict with the law occurred in 1918 when he was arrested as John Humphreys on a charge of burglary. The CHAIRMAN. He is one of the big-shot policy racketeers on Chicago's South Side. If anyone,that's a criminal,had any smarts they'd read all they could about Mr. Accardos "mngmt" style. That was prior to the time they were released from the penitentiary. Possessing a nimble mind and a canny instinct for survival, Accardo boasted of having never spent a night in jail. He threw an extravagant wedding for his daughter, took his wife on an extended vacation to Europe, and picked up deep sea fishing as a hobby. Dallas authorities never arrested Manno, although others were arrested. At the time, he passed his days playing with his grandkids, including his daughter Marie's. That is the name that his private telephone number also was listed under. Accardo would turn out to be a much sharper boss than the man who made him a member at age twenty. The fallout was swift and savage. As previously indicated, Frank Costello, Joe Adonis, John Torrio, and other members of the gang gained control of legitimate liquor business. Who is in charge of the union now? CHICAGO Tony (Big Tuna) Accardo, reputedly the longtime head of the Chicago mob and a former associate of gangster Al Capone, died Wednesday night. As a matter of background, he is a cousin of Al Capone and has been an important member of the syndicate for the greater part of three decades. He is a. big automobile dealer on Chicago's East, Side, too. Accardo was called to testify, but he took the fifth and revealed nothing. He was born on June 6, 1920, and was the youngest and last remaining child of Joseph and Mattia Cashio Accardo. (Whereupon, at 12: 25 p. m., the committee recessed until 2 : 30 p. m. the same day. Max Caldwell incidentally is presently located in Miami. For a number of years Rocco Fischetti and a man by the name of Jim Bettinus operated the notorious Rock Garden Club in Cicero, Ill. Both a violent and obedient man, Accardo was eager to prove his loyalty to the mob. Through Edward Vogel, plans were made for the underworld organization headed by Torrio to elect its ticket in the mayoralty election. I am not positive about that. Through our files and through research. Mr. Peterson, will you continue with your testimony, please? Accardo, the son of a shoemaker, was born Antonio Leonardo Accardo in 1906 in Chicagos Little Italy. The owner of this place would not allow slot machines in his place and the press alleged that the slaying was intended to intimidate the road house owner. Peter Tremont has operated in Chicago the Silver Wheel, the Ditto Wheel, and the Rome Wheel. He was in partnership in one gambling joint with Tony Accardo. He has been associated with Capone gangsters for the greater part of three decades. I might possibly have it here on a legitimate enterprise. But he was adept at avoiding criminal prosecution and boasted that he never spent a night in jail. And that wasnt the only setback for the mob. A confidential address book was seized from Dragna's principal lieutenant, Giroloma Adamo, alias Mo Mo. In 1937 -. De Stefano controls a chain of retail liquor stores in which Fusco is supposed to have an interest or did have an interest. Mr. Peterson also explained that there are some names in the statement that he has there that he would not want to make public, but will give the committee privately. The press alleged that was killed by the Capone gang in order to take over the Motion Picture Operators Union. On February 4, Vince Moretti, the marked burglary crews fence for all of its stolen property, along with a small-time crook friend of his named Don Renno, were lured to a Cicero, Illinois, bar and beaten and stomped to death. He has been affiliated in gambling activities with Willie Heeney, an important figure in Cicero, Joseph Corngold, alias Fifke, of the El Patio gambling establishment, 5914 West Cermak Road, Cicero. The CHAIRMAN. Once in 1933 he received a sentence of 1 year in the House of Correction on a concealed weapons charge. ), (The committee reconvened at 2: 30 p. m. pursuant to the taking of the noon recess.). Mr. PETERSON. McDonald was shot in the back of the head, his body dumped in an alley on April 14. Before long, the mob was wealthier than it had been in years. When he went to work one morning he found his store in a mess. In January of 1978 Accardo and his wife Clarice went to their condo in Indian Wells, to enjoy the sun, entrusting their house to long time friend Michael Volpe. It would be a pretty fast mimeographing job. In February 1945 he was arrested with Tony Accardo, top-ranking man of the syndicate, and one Daniel Beneduce, of 4259 Gladys Avenue, Chicago, as suspects in a kidnaping. // ]]>, Report an Issue | The Chicago Daily News on April 30, 1929, stated, reporting the testimony: Three witnesses supplied the testimony regarding the machine-gun deal through the Cicero police with the Capone dog track, which was owned by John Patton, boy mayor of Burnham, and Jack Guzik, business manager for Capone. Bettmann/Contributor/Getty ImagesA young Tony Accardo in 1930, when he was still moving up in the ranks of the mob. In the past he has spent a large amount of time at Russell's Silver Bar, 400 South State Street, Chicago, operated by Harry Russell, a big shot in the gambling set-up in Chicago and more recently in Florida. In December 1940, when the attorney general - that is, the attorney general of the State of Illinois secured an injunction against bookmakers in the State of Illinois, it appeared that Joe Epstein was then connected with Edward Stern, Jack Terman, Julius Horwick, and James Mondi. In September 1941 Peskin was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct growing out of a slugging of Lionel M. Nathan, who had been employed by Peskin. The Capone gang was vitally interested in a track in Chicago known under two names, namely, the Laramie Kennel Club. They were convicted in Federal court in New York City in 1943. Steven Garcia's throat had also been slashed from ear to ear, but instead of being shot, Garcia had multiple stab wounds. He was 86. Accardo was convicted in 1960 of tax evasion and sentenced to six years in prison, but the conviction was overturned. It will define the activity of the gangs, so it does not just cover gambling and slot machines? Spilotro had been a burglar and knew the Chicago scene. Senator WILEY. Of course, both denied any implication and they were released. Without any question he is one of the leading members of the syndicate. Mr. PETERSON. On September 16, 1922, probation was granted to the defendants. The CHAIRMAN. Associations: The Outfit, Hole in the Wall Gang, Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal, Frank Cullotta, Teamsters Union, Tony Accardo, Frank "Bomp" Bompensiero. He was a three-time target of the U.S. Senates permanent subcommittee on investigations. The CHAIRMAN. That is right. Terms of Service, 2023Gangsters Inc. - www.gangstersinc.org In 1935 when Rocco De Grazio was convicted of income-tax evasion he admitted he was operating 18 handbooks, many of which were in Melrose Park, Ill., and he paid $1,200 per month for protection. Now, of course, nobody can prove that that was the Capone syndicate, but there was certainly a lot of influence there on the part of people who didn't want the town closed up. On October 5 his family reported him missing, and he hasn't been seen since. Mr. Brown left before the name was mentioned, or I would have had him stay. The significance of that is that it then means that successful candidates who depend upon that particular revenue for their election to office then must listen to the racketeering or criminal elements with reference to law-enforcement policies, and some of the law-enforcement officials then are under the control of your law violators. Senator WILEY. Chicago mobster Anthony Accardo's former home, at 1407 Ashland Avenue in River Forest sold for $1.5 million, the Chicago Tribune reported. On October 5 his family reported him missing, and he hasn't been seen since. Nathan blamed Peskin for the slugging but later repudiated same, and the case was dismissed. Born Antonino Leonardo Accardo on April 28, 1906, the future kingpin grew up in the Little Sicily area of Chicago. As a result, Accardo and attorney, Eugene Bernstein, were indicted by the Federal grand jury. It appears that he did proceed to New York City and was grilled by the grand jury in connection with that case. Against All Odds: Oscar Goodman and the Jimmy Chagra Murder Trial, Drug trafficker Peter Shue on coke vs. heroin, doing 21 years, Suge, Alpo, Keith Sweat, Madonna & Mike Tyson, Inside Italy's biggest Mafia trial in decades. The CHAIRMAN. The CHAIRMAN. Senator WILEY. Accardo was arrested many times on allegations ranging from murder to extortion to kidnaping. While he was released a year later, he soon fled to Mexico to avoid any further grand jury questioning. For the sake of clarity, I am going to review very briefly the Capone syndicate. Hetogs was the final member of the crew of burglars who could have been or were involved in the burglary of Accardo's home. Frank Garnet has also been operating juke boxes as a distributor in Los Angeles. He is commonly known as Frank "Chew Tobacco" Ryan. As an interesting sidelight, at the time Colosimo was killed in Chicago, a United States Senate Judiciary hearing was in progress relating to the Sterling-Sims bill which was designed to prohibit the interstate transportation of racing information. The chief of police made the statement that he made that offer to him. The CHAIRMAN. An important lieutenant of Hunt on the South Side is Hyman Gottfreed. Torrio had previously been connected with this brewery during prohibition. Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, Meyer Lansky, and Charles "Lucky" Luciano were said to be the enforcers for the gang and they engaged in terrorizing tactics as enforcers. the trunk of his car on April 6. Jack Guzik was very close to Al Capone until the time he died. In 1943 Ricca had a suit pending against the tenant and owner of a downtown building for personal injuries suffered during an elevator fall. and Louis Pokrass, and a number of others. The defense attorney represented Ralph Capone as a race-horse man and bookmaker. I think he was shot in Chicago, as a matter of fact. Spilotro knew just the man, and pointed them to John Mendell. No indictments were returned, however, and no further action was taken. Ive never been a boss. While authorities clearly knew he was up to no good and continued to investigate him in his later years they never pinned anything on him. In 1979 two Chicago Outfit mobsters were murdered. Tony Accardo, frequently regarded as one of the leading members of the syndicate, resides at 1431 Ashland Avenue, River Forest, which is a very choice residential suburb of Chicago. For a while, Frank Nitti stepped up to take Capones place as boss. On July 30, 1931, O'Hara was indicted by the Cook County grand jury on a charge of conspiracy. Joey Batters, died in 1992, five years before Nick Bosa, who has helped the 49ers return to football's biggest stage, was even born. In particular, he became entrenched in a Chicago suburb called Burnham, Ill., with the assistance of John Patton, who became known as the boy mayor of Burnham. Published: January 18th, 2018 - By Scott Burnstein, Contributing Writer, Breaking Bad still resonates on 10th anniversary of its debut. The CHAIRMAN. When the cops arrived they told Levinson that the thieves had done a superb job, leaving no traces. Accardo gained a reputation as a brutish hit man for his work. Mr. Lahey said that Heeney testified that "Little New York" Campagna got 60 percent out of this joint I mentioned and Corngold got 15 percent. Al Capone was suspected of organizing the hit and Tony Accardo was accused of participating. (Whereupon, at 6 :05 p. m., the committee recessed until 10 a. m. Friday, July 7, 1950. Max Caldwell, alias Max Pollack, an ex-convict, had been in charge of the union funds. Lawrence Imburgio, while himself not active recently, was reputed to be a muscle man in the Capone mob, was very active in helping the gang muscle into union rackets and later represented the Capone syndicate in the operation of handbooks. Mr. PETERSON. Another individual is Fred Evans, 5000 Marine Drive, Chicago, who was sometimes regarded as the financial brains of the Capone gang. He was a brothel house owner, and I think he was killed around 1930. Claude Maddox has been a prominent member of the syndicate for many years. The thing is, Accardo wasn't the type of guy you made fun of, and the burglars would find outvery soon. In connection with these activities Peskin was associated with individuals who were known to be close to the Capone syndicate. That information, of course, has been a matter of public record over a long period of time. He has also resided at 9199 Collins Avenue, Surfside, Fla., just north of Miami. Mr. PETERSON. Joseph Peskin, alias Sugar Joe Peskin, 7625 Essex Avenue, Chicago, Ill., has been associated with members of the Capone syndicate and is one of the biggest juke box operators in Chicago. The hit parade continued and got more brutal. It has been stated that the syndicate owns or controls at least 17 percent of the retail liquor stores in Chicago. I would have to check that, however. I think you either told me or you stated somewhere that Mr. Annenberg and Molasky were indicted for income-tax evasion. Jack Guzik, another member of the syndicate, was the business manager of the Capone syndicate or was called such during the heyday of Al Capone's regime in Chicago. On January 9 they received a call from Volpe who told them someone had broken into their home. Too much time. There were four Counts in the indictment. There is no indication he has been active in rackets in Chicago and in fact indications are to the contrary. When Kastel came out of prison he became a partner and associate of Frank Costello. Torrio had built up power for his organization of gangsters, and this was taken over by Capone and became even more powerful as time elapsed. Aiuppa was also arrested in connection with the slaying of James D. Larrisen, on April 7, 1944, in the tavern of Matt Capone. At the time of Mangano's death he was riding in a car owned by Cavaliera. Tony Accardo met and married Clarice Pordzany in 1934. It seemed as if the group of burglars who were responsible for the grave insult had all been dealt with, but Accardo wasn't finished. In 1974, Giancana was arrested by Mexican authorities and returned to America. Borselino and Carusiello had participated in the epic bloodletting of the burglary crew that dared to boost the boss. My recollection is that Campagna's wife is also a part owner of that shop. On July 18, 1932, John Capone, then 29 years of age, was arrested with his bodyguard who at that time was Rocco Fischetti. I have the details of that in our files which I can make available to you. TESTIMONY OF VIRGIL W. PETERSON, OPERATING DIRECTOR, CHICAGO CRIME COMMISSION, REPRESENTING THE AMERICAN MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION. One of the early bodyguards of Capone was Louis (Little New York) Campagna. Matter of fact, in 1951 he had just bought his dream house. But not all families were equal. Sometime after 1933 Peskin entered the juke-box business. Kastel, incidentally, was also a friend of Nickie Arnstein. It was just between Lipschultz and the chief of police. Phil was an intelligent and fair gangster. It was further charged that the operation of the United Liquor Stores, Inc., the company lead failed to pay the State sales tax since 1934 and owed a delinquency of $50,000. The indictment was dismissed after Al Capone was convicted of income-tax evasion and sentenced to the Federal penitentiary. Ralph O'Hara is a man who, when the Capone organization formed a Nation-wide news service for racing information in competition with the Continental Press, was virtually the manager of the service. Another important member is Murray Llewellyn Humphreys, alias J. Harris, known as "The Camel," 7710 Bennett Avenue. A protg of Prohibition-era boss Al Capone, Accardo ordered a combined 10 revenge slayings and cover-up murders tied to the daring predawn break-in. He is supposed to have a farm in Kendall County, Ill., about 1,100 acres there, which has been managed or was during the war by Francis Curry. He has exerted a considerable amount of political influence there. Anthony John Spilotro (May 19, 1938 - June 14, 1986), nicknamed "Tony the Ant", was an American mobster and high ranking member for the Chicago Outfit in Las Vegas during the 1970s and '80s.. Spilotro managed the Outfit's illegal casino profits (the "skim") when four of the casinos, The Stardust, The Fremont, The Hacienda, and The Marina, were managed by Frank Rosenthal, replacing Outfit . The CHAIRMAN. It was also alleged at that time that Humphreys and other hoodlums were attempting to muscle in to a milk-drivers union. Although indicted on a charge of carrying concealed weapons, the case was nolle prossed by the State on April 10, 1931. Is that not true? One reporter wrote: "Accardo has more brains for breakfast than Al Capone ever had all day." He has been prominently identified with big-scale gambling by James M. Ragen up until recent years. 'They manufacture the equipment and then operate it. Still, whenever Accardo was called to court to testify on his involvement with the Outfit, he firmly denied any and all allegations. Charles Fischetti, a cousin of Al Capone, continued to grow in stature in the syndicate until the present time, when he is unquestionably one of the most important underworld characters in the Nation. Among his other partners in gambling enterprises is John Patrick Borcia, whose activities extended from Chicago to California, where he has been operating the Primrose Bar, which incidentally is a hangout for hoodlums. His draft card in 1944 which was found on him when he was arrested carried the address of 5123 University Avenue. Ralph Capone surrendered on May 9, 1930, through the advice of his attorney, Joseph Lustfield. In connection with the investigation of the St. Valentine's Day massacre in Chicago in 1929, testimony was taken concerning the sale of a machine gun. That is correct. When Mayor LaGuardia conducted his campaign against the slot-machine operations of Costello and Kastel in New York, they negotiated with officials of Louisiana and began large-scale slot-machine operations there. Tony Big Tuna Accardo is now the head of the Outfit since the remaining top leaders were sitting in jail because of the Hollywood Extortion Scandal.In my last article I went to Accardos other nickname of Joe Batters. The article was Tony Joe Batters Accardo the Outfits Ultimate Boss Part I He received his second nickname of Big Tuna, . Europe and others push for a standard lunar time zone. You say that happened in Wisconsin? Tony Capezio was one of the suspects in the St. Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago in 1929 and was also a suspect of the murder of Mike DePike Heitler. In 1946 it was alleged in a statement made by James M. Ragen to the State's attorney that Guzik, together with Tony Accardo and Murray Humphreys as representatives of the Capone syndicate were attempting to muscle into the Continental Press. The CHAIRMAN. Another important individual who apparently has had a falling out after the Moving Picture Operators Union, but his name should be remembered, is Nick Circella, alias Nick Dean. . This association recently has taken place in Florida. Though he had vowed not to make the same mistakes as Capone, he was found guilty of tax evasion. The CHAIRMAN. The CHAIRMAN. Five days after Mendell went missing, his second-in-charge, Bernard Buddy Ryan, was discovered dead behind the wheel of his car with four bullet holes in the back of his head. On March 2, 1933, Ralph O'Hara shot and killed Fred Oser in the office of the Motion Picture Operators Union, 506 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago. Senator WILEY. Levinson explained his problem to Accardo, who told him not to worry. On June 17, 1942, there was a finding of "not guilty" as to Tremont and other individuals indicted. How many years ago was that? I know it is very difficult for them to follow this. During the 1920's and 1930's Ralph Capone was associated with Al in the operation of gambling houses, houses of ill fame, illegal liquor traffic, and other forms of racketeering in Chicago and Cicero. Western Union provided the technical equipment. The $275,000 seized in the raid on Accardo's home was later returned to him. As I said before, until the repeal of prohibition the principal activities of this group were related to the illegal liquor traffic. Mr. PETERSON. In 1936 Lipschultz, who was then residing at 4342 Ogden Avenue, pled guilty to income tax evasion in Chicago court and was fined $500 and paid $7,000 in a compromise settlement. 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