Joseph Amato

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Joseph Amato (died March 28, 1927) was a Milwaukee organized crime figure. In 1924, he succeeded Peter Guardalabene as head of the Milwaukee crime family. Amato ruled over the city's underworld until his death from natural causes on March 28, 1927. He was succeeded as family boss by Joseph Vallone.

[edit] Further reading

Capeci, Jerry. The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Mafia. Indianapolis: Alpha Books, 2002. ISBN 0-02-864225-2
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. Organized Crime: 25 Years After Valachi: Hearings Before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Governmental Affairs. 1988. [1]