1945 in organized crime

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Contents 1 Events 2 Arts and literature 3 Births 4 Deaths

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• Vito Genovese, after living in Sicily for several years, returns to the United States and is finally tried for the 1937 murder of Ferdinand Boccia and is acquitted. Soon after the trial, Genovese establishes himself in the Luciano crime family where he would compete for dominance against Frank Costello.
• February 24 - Cleveland racketeer Nathan Weisenberg, whose monopoly on vending and slot machines stretching as far as Arizona and Colorado earned him the nickname "Slots King of Ohio", is murdered by members of the Cleveland crime syndicate.

[edit] Arts and literature

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[edit] Births

• Antonino Cina, Sicilian mafia regional boss and commission member
• Biagio DiGiacomo, Patriarca crime family Caporegime

[edit] Deaths

• February 24 - Nathan Weisenberg, Cleveland gambling racketeer