In 1919, Campagna was convicted of robbing an Illinois bank and sent to the Pontiac Reformatory in Pontiac, Illinois. Two of his most treasured selected counterparts were his paesanos, Paul Ricca and Tony Iorii. Armando felt that he made enough money to at least semi-retire. It quickly became a concern for Teets, Joe, Romie, and my father, that Chicago Police would find the shooter and kill him, as the suspect was on the lam and considered armed and dangerous. Cerone became boss of the Outfit following the semi-retirements of Accardo and Joey Doves Aiuppa. Armando tried to be reasonable and negotiate as best he could, out of respect for all that Dominic had done over the years. I will continue adding to this record soon. His final resting place is Mount Carmel Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois, yet the burial of a suicide in a Catholic cemetery remains a controversial subject. Movies In fact, Teets used Armando on some of his own street rackets in Chicago. Battaglia was born in Chicago, Illinois. Privacy Policy. By July of 1975, Armando was told by Romie and others in The Outfit to return to his post at the Local 738 headquarters in the then near future, which he did with the same apprehension as the previous time. Case Files Armando, once again, returned to running his coin shop on a full-time basis. With the then-recent loss of all of the Outfit leaders in the early 1970s as previously noted, along with a number of others who I have not mentioned here, the Outfit was restructuring from the top. Nevertheless, I pray for the wellness of Armando, Jr., and forever extend my hand to him in friendship. Due to personal and social dynamics, divorce for them was not a possibility. Against All Odds: Oscar Goodman and the Jimmy Chagra Murder Trial, Drug trafficker Peter Shue on coke vs. heroin, doing 21 years, Suge, Alpo, Keith Sweat, Madonna & Mike Tyson, Inside Italy's biggest Mafia trial in decades. By age 17, he worked for organized crime in Naples (Camorra). Gloria prematurely lived her life as a widow where romance was concerned, which was her choice. I will start at around 1930. Needless to say, Armando was secretly furious at Domenic, but there was nothing he could do. The significance of this connection meant that the Harry S. Truman Administration was well within their reach, as Truman belonged to the Prendergast Machine. He was noticed by Outfit up and comers like Paul Ricca, Sam Giancana, and Milwaukee Phil Alderisio. Perhaps someday I will have that kind of relationship with Armando, Jr., again. Teets was mad about being snared by Joes indictment. It has a seat, along with the Five Families of New York City, on the Commission that governs the Italian mob in America. Unfortunately, Anthony disappeared on 31 August 2006. and our She poured every ounce of her love and passion into her family, particularly her two sons, Armando, Jr., and Ralph, and her grandson, Mondie. We may all come from different walks of life but we have one common passion - learning through travel. This entire piece contains numerous supporting documents, including multiple FBI 302 reports via hyperlinks that appear in a green font. James J. Marcello, an infamous crime boss, was known by multiple aliases such as Little Jimmy, Jimmy Light, and Jimmy the Man. He was a member of the Three Minute Gang and identified as a member of a loansharking operation along with former Chicago police officers Albert Sarno and Chris Cardi in 1964. Ralph was a rising star in the Outfit by the 1930s because of his hard work helping Tony run his Outfit rackets. God rest her lovely and kind soul. Willie confided in me that he and the daughter only gave the mother a fraction of the three grand. A few months later, Armando, at the behest Joseph Aiuppa, pressured Ray and/or the executive board to bring in Pete Agliata as a business agent. In the 1960s one of the most successful companies Armando had (along with Romie and a couple of other partners, including then Chicagos First Wards Pat Marcy, Sr.), was a mobile catering company named Meals on Wheels. Investigators believed that Dorfman was murdered "to keep him quiet," the I-Team reported at the time. Paul Ricca and Romie Nappi were almost inseparable until Pauls death in 1972. We partook in the joy of sharing many beautiful family stories over a period of a couple of years while having lunch or coffee together, sharing memories and thoughts about the simple things in life. Among the many children born around the turn of the century to these closely connected families, were Felice, Antonio, and Alphonse, more infamously known in later years as Paul Ricca (Felice DeLucia), Tony Iorii and Al Capone. You can review a selection of FBI 302 reports on Romie Nappi here. //