On this date, April 4... • in 1911, unaware that his derivative citizenship has been lost, Johnny Torrio illegally registers to vote in Chicago. • in 1923, Giuseppe Piraino is arrested in Brooklyn for felonious assault. In Athens GA, Gerald Chapman escapes from federal custody allegedly with help from Dominick DiDato and Abe Silverstein. • in 1927, Vincent 'the Schemer' Drucci, member of Chicago's North Side Gang, is shot and killed by a city detective. • in 1931, after hiding out for nearly 10 weeks, Dutch Schultz turns himself in to police for questioning. California mobster Frank Bompensiero enters McNeil Island Federal Penitentiary in Washington to begin an 18-month sentence for bootlegging. • in 1959, crime figures including Anthony Accardo attend the Chicago wedding of Sam Giancana's daughter. • in 1961, immigration agents grab New Orleans crime boss Carlos Marcello and put him on a plane for Guatemala. • in 1988, New York racketeer Armand Dellacroce, son of Gambino big shot Aniello Dellacroce, dies while living as a fugitive in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains. • in 1971, La Tuna TX federal prison Warden Bill Zecham says Joseph Valachi's cause of death was heart failure. • in 1991, New England racketeer Francis P. Salemme and his son are served with warrants ordering them to face grand theft charges in California. Image of Dutch Schultz.
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Events in U.S. organized crime #history.
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