1948 in organized crime

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See also: 1947 in organized crime, other events of 1948, 1949 in organized crime and the list of 'years in Organized Crime'.

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  • Charles Gargotta, one of the "Five Iron Men" of Kansas City and a former associate of Charlie Binaggio and Johnny Lazia, is murdered.
  • Tommaso Buscetta becomes a made member of the Porta Nuovo Mafia family in Palermo, Sicily.
  • July 16 - Charles Yarnowsky, a syndicate mobster in Jersey City, New Jersey is murdered.
  • August 10 - John DiBiaso, a lieutenant of Charles Yarnowski, is murdered, only 25 days after Yarnowski's death.

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