Felix Anthony Alderisio

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Felix Anthony "Milwaukee Phil" Alderisio (born April 26, 1912 , † September 25, 1971 in Marion (Illinois) ) was an Italian-American mobster and high-ranking member of the American mafia , in which he rose to head the Chicago Outfit .

His nickname Milwaukee Phil was his fight name when he tried his hand at boxing as a teenager in Milwaukee.

biography

Early years

Like many criminals of his class, his career was shaped by prohibition in the United States . As a youth he was taken into custody for vagrancy . He is said to have hunkered down in front of the Lexington Hotel - Al Capone's headquarters - to be hired as an errand boy . Finally, contact with the outfit came in the 1930s - allegedly through his cousin Louis Fratto .

At least now he was getting together with really tough guys; especially Sam Battaglia and Marshall Caifano , who had come with Sam Giancana from the Forty-Two Gang , but he was probably a member of this youth gang before.

He soon gained a reputation as a brutal "enforcer" (en: "enforcer"). In particular, he also ran the errands for Jake Guzik when the bribes had to be distributed to members of the judiciary and the police.

Advancement in the hierarchy

He began working with Charles "Chuckie" Nicoletti in the 1950s and both were among the usual police suspects until the 1960s when dead gangsters were found again.

Without question, the two formed a contract killer team for the Mafia during this period , which even had a suitable vehicle for their murder assignments . In the black vehicle, for example, the front and rear lights could be switched on and off independently of each other via special switches and there was a secret hiding place for weapons. Alderisio alone is assigned about 13-14 murders. In addition, Alderisio led a group of facade climbers who had specialized in the theft of jewelry and jewels and operated in the north of Chicago. Alderisio himself soon owned a number of hotels , brothels and striptease bars. The places that were not his, had possibly protection money paid to him. He himself had remained an important messenger of the outfit and so it was his job to deliver the appropriate shares to the bosses.

During trips to Greece , Turkey and Italy , Alderisio also worked as a heroin smuggler .

Alderisio applies to "Mad" Sam DeStefano as subsequent mentor of Anthony Spilotro . At some point during this period - probably around 1957 - he rose to the position of underboss ; Whether he became the head of the outfit in 1967 or 1969 is not entirely clear. In general, at this point in time the influence of Paul Ricca and Anthony Accardo was so strong that the position of chief was perhaps even more of the role of an "acting boss" among the two.

According to a report by the Chicago Tribune , Paul Ricca and Anthony Accardo are said to have used the summer months to first decide on Jackie Cerone . Only when he was convicted in the same year was Alderisio appointed.

The End

His leading role as a gangster did not go unnoticed and he was also summoned to appear before the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs . When he was summoned, he made use of his right to remain silent under the 5th Amendment to the United States Constitution in over twenty cases in order not to incriminate himself.

In total he was arrested in about 36 cases in his criminal career and only the excellent political connections of the Outfit prevented an indictment or conviction, apart from a short prison term. However, this cost him his leadership role and on September 25, 1971 Felix Alderisio died of natural causes in the Marion Penitentiary State Prison. in Marion, Illinois .

His coffin was accompanied by Anthony Accardo and many other Mafiosi when he was buried in the Catholic Cemetery "Queens of Heaven" in Cook County, Illinois .

Adaptations

  • 1989 Man against the Mob ; William F. Roemer Jr.'s novel about Sam Giancana’s love affair with Phyllis McGuire
  • 1995 The Godfather and the Showgirl ; Film adaptation of the novel by William F. Roemer from 1989; Alderisio is represented by Rino Romano .
  • 2006 The Ballad Of Milwaukee Phil (nickname and fighting name of Alderisio ) is a track on the CD It's A Sin by the band Bakelite 78

literature

  • Carlo Devito: Encyclopedia of International Organized Crime . New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2005. ISBN 0-8160-4848-7
  • Thomas Repetto: Bringing Down the Mob . New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2006. ISBN 0-8050-7802-9
  • Carl Sifakis: The Mafia Encyclopedia . New York: Da Capo Press, 2005. ISBN 0-8160-5694-3
  • Ovid Demaris: Captive City: Chicago in Chains . New York: Lyle Stewart Inc., 1969.
  • Ovid Demaris: The Last Mafioso . New York: Bantam Books, 1981. ISBN 0-553-27091-5
  • Jonathan Kwitny: Vicious Circles: The Mafia in the Marketplace . New York: WW Norton, 1979.
  • Evan Thomas: The Man to See: Edward Bennett Williams - Ultimate Insider; Legendary Trial Lawyer . New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991. ISBN 0-671-68934-7

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Felix "Milwaukee Phil" Alderisio Index at www.thechicagosyndicate
  2. ↑ americanmafia.com www.americanmafia.com
  3. ^ Sifakis, Carl, The Mafia Encyclopedia , 2nd Edition 1999, p. 177
  4. ↑ Jackie Cerone In: Chicago Tribune November 15, 1967; P. 38
predecessor Office successor
Jackie Cerone Head of the Chicago Outfit of La Cosa Nostra
1969–1971 		Joseph John Aiuppa
personal data
SURNAME Alderisio, Felix Anthony
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Milwaukee Phil (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian-American mafioso and head of the Chicago Outfit
DATE OF BIRTH April 26, 1912
DATE OF DEATH September 25, 1971
Place of death Marion (Illinois)