1948 in organized crime

See also:

1947 in organized crime, other events of 1948, 1949 in organized crime and the list of 'years in Organized Crime'.

Events

• Charles Gargotta, one of the "Five Iron Men" of Kansas City and a former associate of Charlie Binaggio and Johnny Lazia, is murdered.
• Tommaso Buscetta becomes a made member of the Porta Nuovo Mafia family in Palermo, Sicily.
• July 16 - Charles Yarnowsky, a syndicate mobster in Jersey City, New Jersey is murdered.
• August 10 - John DiBiaso, a lieutenant of Charles Yarnowski, is murdered, only 25 days after Yarnowski's death.

Deaths

• Charles Gargotta, Kansas City mobster
• July 16 - Charles Yarnowsky, Jersey City, New Jersey syndicate mobster
• August 10 - John DiBiaso, Charles Yarnowski lieutenant