1955 in organized crime

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See also: 1954 in organized crime, other events of 1955, 1956 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

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• Stefano Bedami, New Jersey Family Boss is murdered.
• Nicolo Impastato, a Sicilian mafiosi and drug trafficker, is deported to Italy by the Mexican government.
• August 25 - Meyer Lansky's Casino Internacional, the earliest of Havana's syndicate casinos, is taken over by Moe Dalitz and Sam Tucker. It would eventually be sold to Mike McLaney, only six months before the Cuban Revolution and seized by the Castro regime.

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Births

• August 20 - Carlos Arellano Félix, Mexican drug lord and Tijuana Cartel member

[edit] Deaths

• Louis Campagna, "Little New York" Chicago Outfit member