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Joseph Zerilli (born Giuseppe Zerilli; Italian pronunciation: [dʒuˈzɛppe ddzeˈrilli]; December 10, 1897 – October 30, 1977) was an Italian-born American mobster who rose to power in the crime family known as the Detroit Partnership, leading from the 1930s through much of the 1970s. He immigrated to the United States from Sicily in 1914 at ...
The Detroit Partnership is a Mafia organization that operates in Detroit and other locations, mainly involved in racketeering, gambling, narcotics and other crimes. It originated from Black Hand extortion rings and bootlegging during Prohibition, and has been led by various bosses such as Angelo Meli, Joseph Zerilli and William Tocco.
Anthony 'Tony' Joseph Zerilli (October 24, 1927 - March 31, 2015) was an Italian-American mobster from Sterling Heights, Michigan. From 1949 he was one of the majority owners of the highly profitable Hazel Park Raceway. In 1970 he succeeded his father Joseph Zerilli as head of the Detroit Partnership ("The Partnership") criminal organization.
Anthony Zerilli, who’s father Joe Zerilli was running the Detroit mafia when Hoffa disappeared, told a television interviewer that the former union president was buried on the property, which ...
Jack Tocco was an Italian-American mobster who led the Detroit Partnership, a criminal organization based in Detroit, Michigan. He had numerous legitimate business holdings and was convicted of extortion, racketeering, and conspiracy in 1998 and 2000.
After Tony Lopiparo's death, Anthony Giordano became boss and declared independence from the Kansas City crime family. [1] In the 1970s, Giordano, along with Detroit mobsters Anthony Joseph Zerilli and Michael Polizzi, attempted to gain control of the Frontier Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. [1]
In 1928, Tocco married Rosalia Zerilli, sister of Joseph Zerilli, [3] and they purchased land in Grosse Pointe Park where they raised their seven children, including Jack Tocco, who would become a feared Detroit mafioso. [1] Tocco's success in bootlegging earned him respect from Mafia families nationwide.
Nick Licata was an Italian American mobster who became the boss of the Los Angeles crime family in 1967. He had a long career in bootlegging, gambling, and loan sharking, and was involved in the Apalachin Meeting and the murder of Jules Petro.