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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 (also known as the Detroit crime family, the Detroit Combination, the Detroit Mafia, the Zerilli crime family, and the Tocco–Zerilli crime family) ( Italian pronunciation: [dzeˈrilli]) is an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Detroit, Michigan. The family mainly operates in the Greater Detroit area, as well ...
Detroit Partnership. 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 ...
A look at searches in Michigan. Gannett. John Wisely, Detroit Free Press. May 27, 2024 at 12:42 PM. Former Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa disappeared in 1975 and he’s never been seen since. On ...
In 1928, Tocco married Rosalia Zerilli, sister of Joseph Zerilli, and they purchased land in Grosse Pointe Park where they raised their seven children, including Jack Tocco, who would become a feared Detroit mafioso. Tocco's success in bootlegging earned him respect from Mafia families nationwide.
The Philadelphia crime family, also known as the Philadelphia Mafia, [16] [17] Philly Mob , Philly Mafia, [18] [19] [20] Philadelphia-South Jersey Mafia, [21] [22] [23] or Bruno-Scarfo family is an Italian-American Mafia family based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Formed and based in South Philadelphia, the criminal organization primarily ...
Angelo Meli was born on February 10, [1] 1897, in San Cataldo, Sicily, the youngest son of 13 children [2] born to Vincenzo Meli and Maria Antonia Gugaglio. [3] Meli immigrated to the United States at the age of 17, [4] settling in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to work as a coal miner. [2] He worked in a Pittsburgh foundry and moved to Detroit in ...
The New Frontier (formerly Hotel Last Frontier and The Frontier) was a hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The property began as a casino and dance club known as Pair O' Dice, opened in 1931. It was sold in 1941, and incorporated into the Hotel Last Frontier, which began construction at the end of the year.