1934 in organized crime

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See also: 1933 in organized crime, other events of 1934, 1935 in organized crime and the list of 'years in Organized Crime'.

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Contents 1 Events 2 Arts and literature 3 Births 4 Deaths

[edit] Events

• Phil D'Andrea is elected president of the Unione Siciliana.
• Spring - Headed by Meyer Lansky and Johnny Torrio, organized crime leaders hold a conference at the Waldorf Astoria hotel to discuss the formation of the National Crime Syndicate.
• July 2 - Paul Castellano is arrested for the armed robbery of a Hartford, Connecticut store. Sentenced to one year imprisonment at Hartford County Jail, Castellano serves three months before being released in December of that year.
• October - New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia orders a police raid which results in the damage of over 1,000 slot machines owned by Frank Costello.
• October 9 - Ferdinand "The Shadow" Boccia is abducted by Willie Gallo and Ernest "The Hawk" Rupolo and killed after a dispute with Vito Genovese over a fixed card game.

[edit] Arts and literature

• When the Kellys Rode (film) [1]
• Jimmy the Gent (film) [2] starring James Cagney.

[edit] Births

• Americo Petrillo "The Cigar", Patriarca crime family soldier and associate of William P. Grasso
• Frank Salemme "Cadillac Frank", Patriarca crime family leader and former member of the Winter Hill Gang

[edit] Deaths

• October 9 - Ferdinand Boccia, New York mobster