Anthony Carfano

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Anthony Carfano (* around 1898; † September 25, 1959 New York City ) alias Little Augie Pisano was an American mobster in New York City and is part of the Genovese family , which was led by Lucky Luciano at his time and has set up the multi-million dollar game of chance in Florida for his "family" .

Life

Early years

Anthony Carfano was a childhood friend of Frank Costello and Joe Adonis . He was soon one of the gunmen around Joe Masseria and was part of the Frankie Yale crew during the US alcohol prohibition . After the murder of Yale in 1928, Carfano, Joe Adonis and Vincent Mangano divided its activities among themselves and Carfano took control of alcohol smuggling and illegal gambling in Brooklyn .

After Lucky Luciano emerged from the Castellammare War as a strong man , Carfano rose to lieutenant under Joe Adonis and Frank Costello. After Luciano was arrested in 1936, Carfano remained in his position under Vito Genovese and rose under Frank Costello , who succeeded Genovese when he fled to Italy to avoid a murder charge.

Florida

In the 1930s, Costello and Adonis sent Carfano to south Florida as the Genovese family expanded there. He successfully organized the gambling and other illegal activities; but also invested in legal activities at beach resorts and hotels in Florida; z. B. the Wofford Hotel.

At that time, the Commission of the National Crime Syndicate agreed to consider Miami and Miami Beach as open cities on the proposal of Meyer Lansky ; d. that is, these cities should be open to all clans of La Cosa Nostra and associated gangs. Despite Carfano's objections, Costello convinced him to work with Lansky.

In the late 1950s, Carfano had built a multi-million dollar gambling empire in southern Florida; although Santo Trafficante, Sr from Tampa was the official boss in Florida.

The end

When Costello's position was challenged by the returning Genovese, Carfano was the only high-ranking leader to support him. Willie Moretti was murdered in 1951; Joe Adonis was deported in 1956. Genovese therefore ordered Anthony "Tony Bender" Strollo to kill Carfano.

On the night of September 25, 1959, Carfano was invited by Strollo to dinner at Marino's Restaurant . Before that, Carfano visited the Copacabana nightclub with some friends . These included u. a. Janice Drake, a former Miss New Jersey and wife of comedian Alan Drake .

Carfano wanted to drive Janice Drake home himself after dinner with Strollo; both were later found dead near New York LaGuardia Airport with a gunshot wound in the back of their heads.

literature

  • Jerry Capeci: The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Mafia. Indianapolis: Alpha Books, 2002. ISBN 0-02-864225-2
  • David Fisher: Joey the Hit Man: The Autobiography of a Mafia Killer. New York: Thunder Mouth Press, 2002. ISBN 1-56025-393-2
  • Robert J. Kelly: Encyclopedia of Organized Crime in the United States. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 2000. ISBN 0-313-30653-2
  • Carl Sifakis:
    1. The Mafia Encyclopedia . New York: Da Capo Press, 2005. ISBN 0-8160-5694-3
    2. The Encyclopedia of American Crime . New York: Facts on File Inc., 2001. ISBN 0-8160-4040-0

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personal data
SURNAME Carfano, Anthony
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bullies in New York and Florida
DATE OF BIRTH around 1898
DATE OF DEATH September 25, 1959
Place of death New York City