Joseph Cerrito

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Giuseppe "Joseph" Xavier Cerrito (born January 25, 1911 in Sicily ; † September 8, 1978 ) was an Italian-American mobster of the American Cosa Nostra and from 1964 to 1972 the head of the San Jose Crime Family from San José ( California ).

Life

Joseph Cerrito emigrated from Sicily to New York City in the 1920s , became an associate of the Profaci family and moved to California in the 1940s, where he joined the ranks of the San Jose family up to the underboss of head Onofrio Sciortino rise. Sciortino died in 1959 and Cerrito took over the management of the family.

Cerrito associated with Mafia members across the nation and also in Sicily. Under Cerrito's leadership, the San Jose family consisted of approximately 24 " made men " and they all followed his leadership and upholding a law-abiding appearance. He himself owned three dealerships in the San Jose area.

In November 1957 Cerrito is said to have attended the famous Apalachin meeting ; a gathering of almost all the bosses of the American Cosa Nostra, which was held in the Apalachin community , New York state and which was stormed by the local police.

In 1968, Life magazine publicly referred to him as the criminal chief of San Jose. He sued the company for defamation, but the case was eventually thrown out.

Giuseppe "Joseph" Xavier Cerrito died of natural causes on September 8, 1978 as one of the most successful bosses of a smaller Mafia organization and his loyal capo named Angelo Marino became the new head of the Cerrito family.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Rick Porello's American Mafia - San Jose, CA.
  2. ↑ Gangsters Inc - Mob Meeting at Apalachin: The Big Barbeque
  3. ↑ Crime Inquiry Still Checking on Apalachin Meeting . In: Toledo Blade , Associated Press, July 2, 1958, p. Two. Retrieved May 27, 2012. 
  4. ↑ Apalachin Meeting Ruled Against Gang Killing Of Tough, Probe Told . In: Schenectady Gazette , Associated Press, February 13, 1959, pp. 1, 3. Retrieved May 27, 2012. 
  5. ↑ Cosa Nostra News - The Mob Boss Who Sued Life Magazine and Lost
personal data
SURNAME Cerrito, Joseph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cerrito, Giuseppe Xavier
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American mobster
DATE OF BIRTH January 25, 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH Sicily
DATE OF DEATH September 8, 1978