The parents for Anthony Giordano are: Vincenzo Giordano and Maria Susanne Tomista. His siblings were: Pearl (Tocco), Salvatore, Felippa (Fontana), Grace (Licavoli), Josephine (Trupiano) and Joe.
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Former head of the Italian organized crime faction in St. Louis.
Tony Giordano started his criminal career in the 1930s. His first arrest was in 1938, and through his life, he was arrested over 50 times with charges of carrying concealed weapons, robbery, holdups, income tax evasion, and counterfeiting tax stamps. Over the years, he rose through the St. Louis organized-crime ranks until he became the mob boss in the 1960s. Giordano was groomed for his rise to the top by his predecessor, Anthony Lopiparo, along with Frank Coppola and Ralph "Shorty" Caleca.
In January 1971, the St. Louis Globe-Democrat reported that the Missouri Task Force on Organized Crime had released the results of a yearlong study on organized crime in the state. The fifteen-member task force claimed that organized crime in St. Louis was "engaged in labor racketeering, gambling, infiltration of legitimate businesses, loan sharking, and narcotics traffic." Giordano was identified as heading one of three factions that were cooperating in illegal activities.
During the mid-1970s, Giordano was indicted after he attempted to gain hidden ownership in the Frontier casino in Las Vegas. Convicted with him were Detroit mobsters Michael Polizzi and Anthony Zerilli. Giordano was sent to prison in 1975 and released in Dec. 1977.
Giordano was close to was the Michaels Family. Giordano had known Jimmy Michaels, head of a large and successful Syrian gang in St. Louis, for many years. The two had worked closely together in directing their criminal activities so not to infringe on each other's operations. It was reported that the two met almost daily to discuss solutions to mutual problems. In the late 1970s when Michaels came under attack by union rivals sanctioned by mob leaders in Chicago, Giordano was able to guarantee Michaels safety. However, when Giordano died, Michaels' safety net was gone and so was Michaels was murdered weeks later.
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Former head of the Italian organized crime faction in St. Louis.
Tony Giordano started his criminal career in the 1930s. His first arrest was in 1938, and through his life, he was arrested over 50 times with charges of carrying concealed weapons, robbery, holdups, income tax evasion, and counterfeiting tax stamps. Over the years, he rose through the St. Louis organized-crime ranks until he became the mob boss in the 1960s. Giordano was groomed for his rise to the top by his predecessor, Anthony Lopiparo, along with Frank Coppola and Ralph "Shorty" Caleca.
In January 1971, the St. Louis Globe-Democrat reported that the Missouri Task Force on Organized Crime had released the results of a yearlong study on organized crime in the state. The fifteen-member task force claimed that organized crime in St. Louis was "engaged in labor racketeering, gambling, infiltration of legitimate businesses, loan sharking, and narcotics traffic." Giordano was identified as heading one of three factions that were cooperating in illegal activities.
During the mid-1970s, Giordano was indicted after he attempted to gain hidden ownership in the Frontier casino in Las Vegas. Convicted with him were Detroit mobsters Michael Polizzi and Anthony Zerilli. Giordano was sent to prison in 1975 and released in Dec. 1977.
Giordano was close to was the Michaels Family. Giordano had known Jimmy Michaels, head of a large and successful Syrian gang in St. Louis, for many years. The two had worked closely together in directing their criminal activities so not to infringe on each other's operations. It was reported that the two met almost daily to discuss solutions to mutual problems. In the late 1970s when Michaels came under attack by union rivals sanctioned by mob leaders in Chicago, Giordano was able to guarantee Michaels safety. However, when Giordano died, Michaels' safety net was gone and so was Michaels was murdered weeks later.
The parents for Anthony Giordano are: Vincenzo Giordano and Maria Susanne Tomista. His siblings were: Pearl (Tocco), Salvatore, Felippa (Fontana), Grace (Licavoli), Josephine (Trupiano) and Joe.
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Former head of the Italian organized crime faction in St. Louis.
Tony Giordano started his criminal career in the 1930s. His first arrest was in 1938, and through his life, he was arrested over 50 times with charges of carrying concealed weapons, robbery, holdups, income tax evasion, and counterfeiting tax stamps. Over the years, he rose through the St. Louis organized-crime ranks until he became the mob boss in the 1960s. Giordano was groomed for his rise to the top by his predecessor, Anthony Lopiparo, along with Frank Coppola and Ralph "Shorty" Caleca.
In January 1971, the St. Louis Globe-Democrat reported that the Missouri Task Force on Organized Crime had released the results of a yearlong study on organized crime in the state. The fifteen-member task force claimed that organized crime in St. Louis was "engaged in labor racketeering, gambling, infiltration of legitimate businesses, loan sharking, and narcotics traffic." Giordano was identified as heading one of three factions that were cooperating in illegal activities.
During the mid-1970s, Giordano was indicted after he attempted to gain hidden ownership in the Frontier casino in Las Vegas. Convicted with him were Detroit mobsters Michael Polizzi and Anthony Zerilli. Giordano was sent to prison in 1975 and released in Dec. 1977.
Giordano was close to was the Michaels Family. Giordano had known Jimmy Michaels, head of a large and successful Syrian gang in St. Louis, for many years. The two had worked closely together in directing their criminal activities so not to infringe on each other's operations. It was reported that the two met almost daily to discuss solutions to mutual problems. In the late 1970s when Michaels came under attack by union rivals sanctioned by mob leaders in Chicago, Giordano was able to guarantee Michaels safety. However, when Giordano died, Michaels' safety net was gone and so was Michaels was murdered weeks later.
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Former head of the Italian organized crime faction in St. Louis.
Tony Giordano started his criminal career in the 1930s. His first arrest was in 1938, and through his life, he was arrested over 50 times with charges of carrying concealed weapons, robbery, holdups, income tax evasion, and counterfeiting tax stamps. Over the years, he rose through the St. Louis organized-crime ranks until he became the mob boss in the 1960s. Giordano was groomed for his rise to the top by his predecessor, Anthony Lopiparo, along with Frank Coppola and Ralph "Shorty" Caleca.
In January 1971, the St. Louis Globe-Democrat reported that the Missouri Task Force on Organized Crime had released the results of a yearlong study on organized crime in the state. The fifteen-member task force claimed that organized crime in St. Louis was "engaged in labor racketeering, gambling, infiltration of legitimate businesses, loan sharking, and narcotics traffic." Giordano was identified as heading one of three factions that were cooperating in illegal activities.
During the mid-1970s, Giordano was indicted after he attempted to gain hidden ownership in the Frontier casino in Las Vegas. Convicted with him were Detroit mobsters Michael Polizzi and Anthony Zerilli. Giordano was sent to prison in 1975 and released in Dec. 1977.
Giordano was close to was the Michaels Family. Giordano had known Jimmy Michaels, head of a large and successful Syrian gang in St. Louis, for many years. The two had worked closely together in directing their criminal activities so not to infringe on each other's operations. It was reported that the two met almost daily to discuss solutions to mutual problems. In the late 1970s when Michaels came under attack by union rivals sanctioned by mob leaders in Chicago, Giordano was able to guarantee Michaels safety. However, when Giordano died, Michaels' safety net was gone and so was Michaels was murdered weeks later.
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