1999 in organized crime
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See also: 1998 in organized crime, other events of 1999, 2000 in organized crime and the list of 'years in Organized Crime'.
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[edit] Events
- 623 kilograms of cocaine, 1.5 tonnes of cannabis (presumably marijuana and hashish) and £2.3 million in cash is confiscated in joint efforts between the English Metropolitan Police and National Crime Squad and Colombian police. [1]
- FBI surveillance captures footage of Las Vegas strip club owner Rick Rizzolo, in Chicago, discussing gambling and construction "interests" with Joseph "Joe the Builder" Andriacchi, John "No Nose" DiFronzo, Rudy Fratto, Joseph "Joey the Clown" Lombardo and William Messino. [2]
- Panamanian military commander and drug trafficker Manuel Noriega has his 1992 cocaine trafficking sentence reduced from 40 to 30 years imprisonment.
- The Panamanian government seeks for the extradition of Manuel Noriega to face murder charges for which he was convicted of, in absentia, in 1995. However, Noriega remains imprisoned in the U.S..
- March 18 - Bonanno Family Capo Gerlando Sciascia is shot to death by Patrick Defillipo, another Captain in the Family.
[edit] Arts and literature
- Analyze This (film) [3] starring Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal, Lisa Kudrow and Chazz Palminteri.
- Bonanno: A Godfather's Story (film) [4] starring Martin Landau, Bruce Ramsay, Tony Nardi and Costas Mandylor.
- Excellent Cadavers (film) [5] starring Chazz Palminteri and F. Murray Abraham.
- Lansky (film) [6] starring Richard Dreyfuss, Eric Roberts, Anthony LaPaglia, Max Perlich, Beverly D'Angelo, Matthew Settle and Stanley DeSantis.
- Mickey Blue Eyes (film) [7] starring Hugh Grant, James Caan, Burt Young, Joe Viterelli, Vincent Pastore, Frank Pellegrino, John Ventimiglia.
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- March 18 - Gerlando Sciascia, Bonanno Family Captain
- July 14 - Joseph Colozza, Gambino crime family Capo and Longshoreman labor union racketeer
- August 5 - Jimmy Brown (James Failla), Gambino crime family Capo and labor union racketeer
- August 25 - Louis R. Failla, Patriarca crime family soldier
