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According to the 1959 Dom #Frasca #book, King of Crime, eastern U.S. #Mafia leaders assembled at Manhattan's Hotel Diplomat #OTD in 1946 for a banquet in honor of Vito #Genovese.

https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2019/06/peers-salute-genovese-after-murder.html

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#OTD (April 8) in 1962, #Genovese Crime Family leader Anthony “Tony #Bender” #Strollo stepped out of his #FortLeeNJ home, telling his wife Edna he'd be back in a few minutes.

https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2020/04/going-out-for-few-minutes.html

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#OTD (Mar 01) in 1953, seeking a #divorce from Vito #Genovese, Mrs. Anna Genovese testifies about her husband's career in criminal rackets.

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New today on Mafia Genealogy: The father of West Springfield, Massachusetts' Pugliano brothers, and co-founder of the popular Monte Carlo Restaurant, was a prolific bootlegger during Prohibition. https://mafiagenealogy.com/2026/02/13/the-bootlegging-pugliano-family-of-west-springfield-massachusetts/ #MafiaHistory #WestSpringfieldMA #SpringfieldMA #Genovese #Patriarca

#OTD (Dec 19) in 2005, 77-year-old Vincent 'the Chin' #Gigante, boss of the #Genovese Crime Family in New York, dies at the federal prison hospital in #SpringfieldMO.

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#OTD (Dec 04) in 1934, Vito #Genovese is arrested for homicide and later released.

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#OTD (Nov 27) in 1967, police detectives raid a #Brooklyn social club and arrest members of the #Gambino, #Genovese and #Colombo crime families.

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#OTD (Nov 21) in 1897, future #NewYork crime boss Vito #Genovese is born in Risigliano, Italy.

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#OTD (Nov 16) in 1925, suspected in the #QueensNY #murder of 'Jerry the Wolf' #Scotti, gangster Vito #Genovese (shown) is freed due to a lack of evidence.

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#OTD (Nov 11) in 1925, Vito #Genovese (shown) is arraigned for the #murder of 'Jerry the Wolf' Scotti in #QueensNY.

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#OTD (Nov 09) in 2006, #NewYork police announce the arrests of 11 people, including alleged members of the #Genovese and #Lucchese Crime Families, for running a gambling ring at the Hunts Point Market in the #Bronx.

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#OTD (Nov 05) in 1986, a leader of the International Longshoremen's Association is accused of working with #Genovese Crime Family member John #DiGilio (shown) to extort a #NewJersey company.

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#OTD (Nov 02) in 2006, the federal sentence of #Genovese Crime Family leader Venero #Mangano concludes.

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#OTD (Nov 01) in 2007, Daniel #Leo, reputed #Genovese Crime Family boss, admits to engaging in an #extortion racket.

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#OTD (Sep 30) in 1997, mob associate Peter #Savino, who testified against #Genovese Family boss Vincent #Gigante, dies at age 55 while in the federal witness security program.

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#OTD (Sep 28) in 1963, informant Joseph #Valachi states that Vito #Genovese is boss of bosses of the American #Mafia.

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#OTD (Sep 25) in 1959, #Genovese Crime Family lieutenant Anthony 'Augie Pisano' #Carfano and Mrs. Janice #Drake are shot to death in Carfano's car in #QueensNY.

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#OTD (Sep 21) in 1931, the funeral of Donata #Genovese, first wife of Vito Genovese, features an elaborate procession from #Manhattan into #Queens.

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#OTD (Sep 17) in 1931, Donata Genovese, wife of Vito #Genovese, dies at home in #Brooklyn after a battle with tuberculosis.

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#OTD (Sep 14) in 2006, #Genovese Crime Family acting boss Matthew #Ianniello pleads guilty to union #racketeering charges.

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@mauro70 Benvenuto.
Sono Mauro, 57 anni, #Genovese (di Staglieno), #fisico e (purtroppo) espatriato, amante della #natura, ma soprattutto del #mare, delle scogliere solitarie liguri e istriane.
😉

Good friend Thom L. Jones examines #Mafia leader Vito #Genovese for the Gangsters Inc. website.

https://gangstersinc.org/2025/04/28/killing-the-shadow-vito-genovese-and-the-hit-on-ferdinand-boccia/

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#OTD in 1962: "Tony Bender" #Strollo, a top figure in the #Genovese Crime Family, left his home in #FortLeeNJ #NewJersey and never returned.

Read about it:
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2020/04/going-out-for-few-minutes.html

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«Il primo giorno della mia vita» de Paolo #Genovese au #CinéMadart de #Carthage : Pourquoi il faut voir ce film !

Avec «Il primo giorno della mia vita» réalisé en 2023, les spectateurs ont eu droit à un #film qui fait cogiter (de plus en plus rare dans le cinéma) sur le sens à donner à une vie et suggère combien il est important de savourer chaque instant de notre vie.

#Culture #Cinema #Italie #Tunisia #Tunisie

› https://lapresse.tn/2024/07/08/il-primo-giorno-della-mia-vita-de-paolo-genovese-au-cinemadart-de-carthage-pourquoi-il-faut-voir-ce-film/

#OTD in 2005: Vincent "Chin" #Gigante, 77, former boss of the #Genovese Crime Family in #NewYork, died of natural causes while serving a federal prison sentence in Missouri.

More here:
https://www.writersofwrongs.com/2018/12/chin-gigante-dies-in-prison-hospital.html

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