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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[edit] Events
- Phil D'Andrea is elected president of the Unione Siciliana, a Sicilian fraternal organization, in Chicago.
- Spring - Headed by Meyer Lansky and Johnny Torrio, organized crime leaders hold a conference at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York to discuss the formation of a National Crime Syndicate.
- July 2 - Paul Castellano is arrested for the armed robbery of a Hartford, Connecticut store. Sentenced to one year imprisonment in the Hartford County Jail, Castellano serves three months before being released in December.
- July 22 - John Dillinger killed in Chicago by the FBI.
- October - New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia orders a police raid on gambling parlors. This raid damages over 1,000 slot machines owned by mob boss Frank Costello.
- October 9 - Ferdinand "The Shadow" Boccia is abducted by Willie Gallo and Ernest "The Hawk" Rupolo after a dispute with Vito Genovese over a fixed card game. Boccia is later murdered.
[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
- July 22 - John Dillinger killed by the FBI
- October 9 - Ferdinand Boccia, New York mobster
