1902 in organized crime

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See also: 1901 in organized crime, other events of 1902, 1903 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

• Black Hand leader Giuseppe Morello is released from prison and begins counterfeiting operations to smuggle counterfeit $5 US dollar bills from Sicily into New York.
• December 2 - New York District Attorney William Travier Jerome orders a raid on gambling racketeer Richard Canfield's illegal gambling resort.

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Births

• Settimo Accardi, New Jersey Mafia enforcer
• Philip Bacino [Tony Cello], Cleveland mobster and bootlegger
• Angelo DeCarlo, Genovese crime family Capo
• Peter Magaddino, Joe Bonanno bodyguard and nephew of Stefano Magaddino
• Joseph Stacher, New York organized crime leader and Meyer Lansky associate.
• July 4 - Meyer Lansky [Maier Sucholjansky], Mafia financial advisor
• August 24 - Carlo Gambino, Gambino crime family Don and National Crime Commission director
• September 8 - Phillip D'Andrea, Chicago Outfit member
• September 26 - Albert Anastasia [Umberto Anastasio], Mangano Crime Family leader and member of Murder, Inc.
• November 22 - Joe Adonis, National Crime Syndicate member

[edit] Deaths