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[[Image:Frank Salemme.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Frank Salemme in 1995]] |
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'''Francis P. Salemme''', AKA "[[Cadillac]] Frank", was a prominent half [[Irish American|Irish]] half [[Italian American|Italian]] hitman for [[ |
'''Francis P. Salemme''', AKA "[[Cadillac]] Frank", was a prominent half [[Irish American|Irish]] half [[Italian American|Italian]] hitman for [[Somerville, Massachusetts]]'s [[Winter Hill Gang]] during the 1960s. After serving time in prison from 1972 to 1989, he became the leader of the [[Patriarca crime family]]. He is currently in prison awaiting trial on [[perjury]] charges. |
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Salemme joined the Winter Hill Gang sometime around the mid to late 1950s, where he established himself as a leading hitman, along with [[Stephen Flemmi]], during the [[Irish Mob Wars]] against the [[Charlestown Mob]]. |
Salemme joined the Winter Hill Gang sometime around the mid to late 1950s, where he established himself as a leading hitman, along with [[Stephen Flemmi]], during the [[Irish Mob Wars]] against the [[Charlestown Mob]]. |
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Revision as of 18:01, 20 March 2006
Francis P. Salemme, AKA "Cadillac Frank", was a prominent half Irish half Italian hitman for Somerville, Massachusetts's Winter Hill Gang during the 1960s. After serving time in prison from 1972 to 1989, he became the leader of the Patriarca crime family. He is currently in prison awaiting trial on perjury charges.
Salemme joined the Winter Hill Gang sometime around the mid to late 1950s, where he established himself as a leading hitman, along with Stephen Flemmi, during the Irish Mob Wars against the Charlestown Mob.
In 1969, Salemme fled the state after being indicted for attempted-murder, eluding capture by federal authorities until his arrest in New York City by FBI agent John Connolly in 1971[1]. Sentenced to seventeen years (although partner Steve Flemmi was not charged), Salemme was imprisoned from 1972 to 1989, then was released.
In January 1995, he was indicted on racketeering charges along with Whitey Bulger and Stephen Flemmi. Salemme was arrested in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and charged with racketeering, crossing state lines for criminal activity, extortion, conspiracy, and loansharking. He was convicted and sentenced to 11 years imprisonment. While serving his sentence, Salemme agreed to become a government informant and appeared before a Congressional committee shortly after his release in 2003.
Samemme was again arrested in November 2004 for perjury during a federal investigation regarding the 1993 murder of nightclub owner Steve Disarro, a charge for which he is currently awaiting trial.